Dynamics of Separating Bodies. Volume 3. Measurements at Mach 8

Abstract

Additional wind tunnel tests at a Mach number of 8, which supplement Mach 2, 4 and 5 tests reported in Volume II on a data capsule shape in an interference flow field of a carrier vehicle were conducted. The data obtained were analyzed and a preliminary evaluation was made as to the agreement with methods of prediction for both the Mach 8 tests and previous reported tests. It is shown that where the interference flow field is reasonably predicted, estimated values of a capsule's derivatives obtained with relatively simple calculation techniques agree reasonably well with the data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0433542

Entities

People

  • R. D. Turner

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Contracts
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Flow Fields
  • Free Stream
  • Geometry
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Reynolds Number
  • Shock Waves
  • Stagnation Pressure
  • Static Pressure
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.