THE MAGNUS FORCE ON A FINNED BODY

Abstract

The effect of spin on the aerodynamic forces gen erated on a slowly spinning finned projectile is analyzed. Experiments in the BRL wind tunnels, which substantiate the analysis, are described and presented. It is seen that the Magnus forces and moments are as large as those existing on a rapidly spinning nonfinned projectile where these forces are known to have an influence on accuracy and stability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0403767

Entities

People

  • Anders S. Platou

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Aircrafts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Engineering
  • Exterior Ballistics
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Mach Number
  • Mathematics
  • Munitions
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Projectiles
  • Reynolds Number
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • ballistics.