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A preliminary study of a propeller powered by gas jets issuing from the blade tipsComputations are made of the performance of a propeller designed to develop 56 thrust horsepower at 100 miles per hour. The fuel consumption of the jet-operated propeller would be considerably higher than that of a reciprocating engine and a propeller. The lighter weight of the jet-operated propeller will result in a lighter weight of engine plus fuel for short-range flights. A theoretical analysis is made of a propeller powered by gas jets issuing from the blade tips. In the propeller considered, the air is drawn through the hub and passes through the hollow propeller blades to the tips, where propellers heat the air and expel it through the nozzles in the blade tips. The reaction of the tips rotates the propeller. For long range flights, the weight of the jet-operated propeller with its fuel would be greater than the weight of a reciprocating engine with its propeller and fuel.
Document ID
19930081825
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Sanders, J C
Sanders, N D
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1946
Report/Patent Number
NACA-TN-1155
Accession Number
93R11115
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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