THEORETICAL PARACHUTE INVESTIGATIONS.

Abstract

Contents: IIInvestigation of wake effects on the behavior of parachutes and other retardation devices behind large bodies at subsonic and supersonic speeds Investigation of basic stability Parameters of Conventional Parachutes Determination of the Minimum Sized Parachute for Stabilization of General Aerial Delivery Cargo 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 Vortex Ring parachute study Gliding aerodynamic decelerator Ribbon grids for supersonic flow Study of flow patterns of aerodynamic decelerators by means of the surface wave analogy Stationary model water channel Stress analysis of the T-10 Troop Parachute

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1961
Accession Number
AD0605143

Entities

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Delivery
  • Coefficients
  • Deployment
  • Dynamics
  • Extraction
  • Flow
  • Parachutes
  • Retardation
  • Stationary
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Stress Analysis
  • Stresses
  • Supersonic Flow
  • Surface Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics