SHOCK AND HYPERVELOCITY STUDIES IN A SOLID PROPELLANT DRIVEN TUNNEL.

Abstract

Shock waves superposed on hypervelocity flow in a solid propellant driven tunnel were used to simulate the conditions experienced by a re entry vehicle encountering a blast wave. The flow velocity and high stagnation temperatures produced were measured using currently available techniques. This research was conducted to de velop a technique for determining the shock loading on re-entry vehicles. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 16, 1963
Accession Number
AD0416219

Entities

People

  • B.w. Vanzant
  • E.m. Briggs
  • M.l. Whitfield
  • R.c. Dehart
  • R.k. Gregory

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Blast Waves
  • Flow
  • Hypervelocity Flow
  • Propellants
  • Shock
  • Shock Waves
  • Solid Propellants
  • Stagnation Temperature
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow