HEAT TRANSFER RATE MEASUREMENTS IN A LOW DENSITY, HYPERVELOCITY STREAM OF ARGON.
Abstract
Using the transient calorimeter gage technique, heat transfer rate measurements were made on small bodies immersed in a hypersonic stream of argon in the near-free-molecule flow regime. The measurements were carried out in a free-jet expansion with stagnation conditions, produced by an electrical arc heater, of up to 3000 degrees K stagnation temperature and 37 mm Hg stagnation pressure, giving free stream velocities of 1800 m/sec (M greater than 12), and particle mean free paths of 0.4 cm and greater. Measurements made with 4 models 1 cm long by 0.1 cm in width, were compared and the results indicated a reduction in the energy accommodation coefficient of 15% when the angle of incidence of the free stream decreased from normal incidence to 15 degrees incidence. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0678095
Entities
People
- G. Stickford
Organizations
- von Kármán Institute for Fluid Dynamics