APPLICATION OF GROUND TEST DATA TO REENTRY VEHICLE DESIGN

Abstract

Methods and procedures were developed for extrapolating ground-test aerothermodynamic data to flight conditions for four geometric elements. These elements are a sharp unyawed delta wing, deflected control surfaces in compression and expansion, surface roughness elements typified by shallow convex surface waves and rectangular grooves, and a yawed circular cylinder intersecting a sharp flat plate. Graphs and charts are provided for rapid numerical computation of factors to be used in extrapolating the wind-tunnel data for these geometric elements to flight conditions. An evaluation of the simulation capabilities of operational hypersonic ground facilities is also included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0655383

Entities

People

  • Alfred C. Thomas
  • Andrew Perlbachs

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Control Surfaces
  • Delta Wings
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Gas Flow
  • Geometry
  • Heat Transfer
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Shock Tubes
  • Shock Tunnels
  • Simulations
  • Surface Roughness
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

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