FLOW AROUND A SQUARE BODY WITH A PYRAMIDAL-TYPE NOSE AT ANGLE OF ATTACK AND A MACH NUMBER OF 1.73

Abstract

The normal-force and pitching-moment coefficients of a square body with a pyramidal-type nose are determined by two approximate methods at a Mach number of 1.73. The coefficients are compared with the experimental normal-force and pitchingmoment coefficients obtained from wind tunnel tests. The pressure distributions along and around the nose section are first calculated by a linearized method, which is based on the superposition of elementary conical flows due to line sources. The second approximate method for determining the nose pressure distribution is based on the second order shock-expansion method, which uses a corrective procedure that includes the principle of hypersonic similarity. Pressure distributions along the aft body are evaluated by the second method. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0261175

Entities

People

  • Daniel E. Harrison

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Mach Number
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow