EQUILIBRIUM, ADIABATIC WALL, AND STAGNATION TEMPERATURES AT ALTITUDES UP TO 100,000 FEET AND MACH NUMBERS UP TO 20

Abstract

In the preliminary design phase of high velocity vehicles, quick, conservative estimates of surface temperatures are always desirable. To fill this need, the equilibrium, adiabatic wall, and stagnation temperatures have been determined for altitudes from sea level to 100,000 feet and for Mach numbers from 2 to 20. Data for both laminar and turbulent flow are presented. For easy reading, the results are presented as temperature versus Mach number plots at altitude intervals of 10,000 feet. The only information necessary to obtain equilibrium temperatures from this report is: distance from the leading edge to the point in question, emissivity of the surface, Mach number, and altitude.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0462332

Entities

People

  • L. B. Weckesser
  • R. P. Suess

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Day
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Free Stream
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Laminar Flow
  • Layers
  • Leading Edges
  • Mach Number
  • Radiation
  • Reynolds Number
  • Stagnation Point
  • Turbulent Boundary Layer
  • Turbulent Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.