THEORETICAL PARACHUTE INVESTIGATIONS

Abstract

Contents: investigation of wake effects on the behavior of parachutes and other retardation devices behind large bodies of subsonic and supersonic speeds, investigation of basic stability parameters of conventional parachutes, theoretical study of supersonic parachute phenomena, theoretical analysis of the dynamics of the opening parachute, statistical analysis of extraction time, deployment time, opening time, and drag coefficient for aerial delivery parachutes and systems, study of basic principles of new parachutes and retardation devices, gliding aerodynamic decelerator, effective porosity studies, study of flow patterns of aerodynamic decelerators by means of the surface wave analogy, stress analysis of the T-10 troop parachute.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1962
Accession Number
AD0604498

Entities

People

  • E. L. Haak
  • H. G. Heinrich
  • R. J. Niccum
  • S. K. Ibrahim
  • T. Riabokin

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Boundary Layer
  • Differential Equations
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Gages
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Ribbon Parachutes
  • Supersonic Wind Tunnels
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics