BOUNDARY LAYER PROFILE MEASUREMENTS IN HYPERSONIC NOZZLES

Abstract

An experimental investigation made to determine the flow parameter profiles across the boundary layer on contoured, axisymmetric hypersonic nozzles is described. The pitot pressure and total temperature profiles measured across the boundary layers on nozzles of Mach number seven and twelve are shown in graphical form. The static temperature and velocity profiles, calculated with the assumption of constant static pressure across the boundary layer, are given. A correlation is shown to exist between the exponent of the velocity profile power law and the product of the ratios of wall temperature to free stream total temperature and axial distance to momentum thickness. The static temperature profiles, calculated from the measured data is compared with Crocco's relationship for the static temperature in terms of the velocity profile.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0648906

Entities

People

  • Norman E. Scaggs

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Hypersonic Nozzles
  • Layers
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Nozzles
  • Reynolds Number
  • Thickness
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

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