RESEARCH ON HYPERSONIC FLOW OF BLUNT DELTA WINGS. PART I. THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF A 70-DEGREE BLUNT DELTA WING FOR LOW ANGLES OF ATTACK AT SUPERSONIC AND HYPERSONIC SPEEDS.

Abstract

The object of the present analysis is to investigate the high-speed aerodynamic properties of a blunt delta wing at low angles of attack where the maximum lift to drag ratio occurs. Oguchi's solution of hypersonic flow over a blunt leading edge flat plate at zero incidence is extended to three dimensional delta wings at angle of attack. The shock wave shapes and pressure distributions were obtained by employing the oblique shock relations at the windward sides of the Prandtl-Meyer equations at the leeward side of the wing. The total lift and drag of the wing due to pressure and skin friction were computed by numerical integration using the IBM 7094 computer. The present calculated aerodynamic forces generally agree with the experimental data at the high supersonic Mach numbers (M approx. > or = 4) and lower thickness ratio of the wing which is a 70-degree swept slab sided delta wing with a cylindrical leading edge. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0673895

Entities

People

  • Bernard Mazelsky
  • Chia-chun Chao
  • Mei-kao Liu

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Delta Wings
  • Drag
  • Experimental Data
  • Flow
  • Friction
  • Hypersonic Flow
  • Leading Edges
  • Low Angles
  • Mach Number
  • Numerical Integration
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Shock
  • Shock Waves
  • Skin Friction
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

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