HEAD-ON INTERACTION OF SHOCK FRONTS AND BOW WAVES OF RE-ENTRY VEHICLES,

Abstract

The report outlines in detail a method for calculating resultant shocks produced by head-on interaction of a shock front with the bow wave of a re-entry vehicle. The latest available equation of state for air data was used in calculating shock conditions for a number of altitudes, R/V velocities, and shock overpressures that are assumed to be of greatest interest in ABM problems. While the calculations described involve primarily a bow wave and a shock, the same methods apply to the head-on interaction of two planar shock fronts.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 03, 1965
Accession Number
AD0614666

Entities

People

  • Belmont S. Evans
  • Louis E. Bothell

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Equations
  • Mathematics
  • Overpressure

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Theoretical Analysis.