AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE FLOW FIELD AROUND A YAWED CONE.
Abstract
An experimental investigation of the flow field associated with a highly yawed cone was conducted at a Mach number of 5 and a free-stream Reynolds number per foot of 4,400,000. Surface static pressure measurements, flow-field surveys and schlieren photographs were obtained on a sharp five-degree semi-vertex angle cone at an angle of attack of 24 degrees. The results of the measurements indicate that the flow field on the leeward side of a highly yawed cone is very similar to that of a circular cylinder in supersonic cross flow. The essential difference between these two flow fields is the presence of a disturbance from the tip of the cone which separates the gas which has passed through the shock wave on the windward side from the flow which has passed through the weaker portion of the shock wave on the leeward side of the cone. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 03, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0699134
Entities
People
- Robert H. Feldhuhn
Organizations
- Naval Ordnance Laboratory