A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF RAIN EROSION AT SUPERSONIC SPEEDS

Abstract

Based on previous theoretical and experimental work, a test program was conducted in a supersonic wind tunnel to determine the effectiveness of flow separation devices in providing rain erosion protection to missile radomes. These tests indicated that complete protection from rain damage can be provided by the use of flow separating spikes. It was also possible to obtain experimental verification of earlier theoretical work on this problem; in particular, those relationships which govern the design of the dome-spike combination have been substantiated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0348613

Entities

People

  • Burton D. Figler

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Boundary Layer
  • Detectors
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Model Basins
  • Pressure Gages
  • Ship Model Basins
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Wind Tunnel Models
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow