Theory and apparatus for measurement of emissivity for radiative cooling of hypersonic aircraft with data for Inconel and Inconel X / William J. O'Sullivan, Jr., and William R. Wade.

The importance of radiation as a means of cooling high-supersonic- and hypersonic-speed aircraft is discussed to show the need for measurements of the total hemispherical emissivity of surfaces. The theory underlying the measurement of the total hemispherical emissivity of surfaces is presented, rea...

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Main Author: O'Sullivan, William J.
Corporate Author: United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Other Authors: Wade, William R.
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Washington : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, [1957]
Series:Technical note (United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) ; 4121.
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Summary:The importance of radiation as a means of cooling high-supersonic- and hypersonic-speed aircraft is discussed to show the need for measurements of the total hemispherical emissivity of surfaces. The theory underlying the measurement of the total hemispherical emissivity of surfaces is presented, readily duplicable apparatus for performing the measurements is described, and measurements for stably oxidized Inconel and Inconel X are given for the temperature range from 600 F to 2,000 F.
Item Description:"October 1957."
NACA TN Number 4121.
Physical Description:48 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.