WIND-INDUCED OSCILLATIONS AND OTHER LOADS ON SPACE VEHICLES FASTENED VERTICALLY TO LAUNCHING PADS: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Abstract

Space vehicles fastened to their launching pads are vulnerable to damage by wind induced oscillations caused by vortex shedding. At supercritical Reynolds numbers vertex shedding is aperiodic. This can cause large bending moments. The reliable prediction of damaging wind loads on guided missiles in vertical positions on the ground requires experimental data taken at very high Reynolds numbers; this data does not exist. Items were selected for inclusion on the basis of whether they were of importance for background, timeliness, direct application, or close relation, and as to whether an item might be a key to related literature. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0275767

Entities

People

  • Eugene E. Graziano

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bending Moments
  • Bibliographies
  • Experimental Data
  • Fluid Flow
  • Guided Missiles
  • Inclusions
  • Launching
  • Literature
  • Oscillation
  • Reynolds Number
  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles
  • Vortex Shedding
  • Vortices

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Technology Areas

  • Space