AERODYNAMIC HEATING SIMULATION. PART 1. THEORY AND PROGRAM DEFINITION

Abstract

The study was conducted to determine how accurately aerodynamic heating is simulated in the laboratory with radiant heat lamps under computer control. A study of aerodynamic heating theory resulted in the preparation of a digital computer program for calculating the parameters required as input data for the heat rate computer. The heat rate computer is used to control the heat input to an actual flight test specimen. Laboratory test results are compared with flight measured data to determine the degree of simulation. Test results indicate that aerodynamic heating may be adequately simulated up to 600F. Laboratory simulation to higher temperatures is being studied for future programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0608070

Entities

Organizations

  • Flight Dynamics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Differential Equations
  • Flow
  • Heat Balance
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Reynolds Number
  • Surface Properties
  • Surface Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computer Science.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.