HEAT TRANSFER AND TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION IN A HEMISPHERICAL NOSE CONE IN HYPERSONIC FLOW

Abstract

On the basis of the comparison between theory and experiment of heat transfer and temperature distribution presented in this report, it is concluded that he simplified method used to predict temperatures within a hemispherical nose cone in a hypersonic flow is satisfactory. The restriction must be made to flows in the Reynolds Number range of from 1 to 5 times 10 to the 6th power, and to stagnation temperatures less than 4000 R. To apply the method it is first necessary to calculate the theoretical heat transfer for the appropriate Reynolds Number. Using the local values of the heat transfer, in conjunction with the transient, one-dimensional heat conduction solution through a spherical shell element, yields the temperature-time history at any point within the body.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0273837

Entities

People

  • Ronald W. Sadler
  • S. V. Nardo

Organizations

  • New York University Tandon School of Engineering

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army
  • Boundary Layer
  • Civil Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Government Procurement
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Hypersonic Flow
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics
  • Munitions
  • New York
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Rhode Island

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Boundary Layers
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flight