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The design and construction of a free surface water table for the investigation of compressible-flow phenomena

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dc.contributor.authorEberhard, Robert Williamen
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:49:40Zen
dc.date.adate2013-11-15en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:49:40Zen
dc.date.issued1956-02-05en
dc.date.rdate2013-11-15en
dc.date.sdate2013-11-15en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this thesis project was to design and construct a free surface water table for the investigation of compressible-flow phenomena. Although the design range of operation of the water table was to include all desired analogous Mach numbers between 0.40 and 7.00, the range of operation was limited by the formation of unwanted waves at the entrance section. With the application of elastic glazing compound to provide a rounded entrance and with the addition of a wetting agent to reduce the surface tension of the water, the water table performed satisfactorily at analogous Mach numbers between 0.40 and 4.00. The test section depth could not be easily varied because it was necessary to fill the grooves of the gate guides, with elastic glazing compound, for each gate opening. Except for the entrance section, very satisfactory performance was attained with all the components of the water table. Satisfactory performance of the water table was verified by the flow photographs and the results of the representative tests.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extent119 f.en
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-11152013-040056en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11152013-040056/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/45697en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1956.E337.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 10121677en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1956.E337en
dc.subject.lcshCompressibilityen
dc.subject.lcshFluid mechanicsen
dc.titleThe design and construction of a free surface water table for the investigation of compressible-flow phenomenaen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Instituteen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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