PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF A HYPERSONIC, SLENDER, POINTED CONES FRONTAL FLOW FIELD,

Abstract

Knowledge of the frontal flow field is a necessary prerequisite to an understanding and/or analysis of a bodys reentry characteristics. It is the purpose of the report to provide preliminary estimates of such flow fields for a slender, pointed cone traversing the earth's atmosphere at hypersonic velocities. The analysis is divided into two parts: the inviscid portion of the shock layer and the boundary layer. Estimates are made of the thermo and hydrodynamic characteristics of each throughout the critical phase of reentry. Eleven specific flight conditions are considered corresponding to 25 kilofeet increments between 50 and 300 kilofeet altitudes. The results are presented in both tabular and graphical forms. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0607387

Entities

People

  • E. R. Coleman

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Atmospheres
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Hydrodynamic Characteristics
  • Hypersonic Velocity
  • Layers

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Boundary Layers
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flight
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow