AERODYNAMIC FORCES ON A MODEL CONSTRUCTED FROM WIRE CLOTH IN LOW DENSITY HYPERSONIC FLOW

Abstract

Measured aerodynamic forces on a satellite-type vehicle constructed from tungsten wire cloth are presented. The test medium was nitrogen, with a Mach number of 10. 15 and a Reynolds number of 388/in. The feasibility of using force models of this type is demonstrated. Because no other data on such a model are available to the author, no detailed comparison of aerodynamic features is offered. Drag coefficient at small angle of attack was found to be approximately the same as a roughly similar shape of nonporous construction, but corresponding lift coefficient slope was markedly reduced by the porosity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0630630

Entities

People

  • David E. Boylan

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Air Force
  • Arc Heaters
  • Coefficients
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Contracts
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Free Stream
  • Gas Dynamics
  • Hypersonic Flow
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Reynolds Number
  • Vehicles
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Mathematics or Statistics

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster