Experimental Study on Stability of Truncated Sounding Rocket Payloads,

Abstract

Stability tests on models of sounding rocket payloads have been performed in the Boston University supersonic wind tunnel. Measurements were made on cone-cylinder shaped models capable of almost unlimited freedom of motion, and truncated along the longitudinal surface from 3% up to 40% of the diameter. The models were supported at different center of gravity positions. Tests were conducted at very high angles of attack, between Mach numbers of 2.0 to 3.5, and at Reynolds numbers in the neighborhood of 1,000,000. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0766250

Entities

People

  • Varoujan S. Nersesian

Organizations

  • Boston University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Center Of Gravity
  • Diameters
  • Gravity
  • High Angles
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Reynolds Number
  • Rockets
  • Sounding Rockets
  • Supersonic Wind Tunnels
  • Universities
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Educational Psychology
  • Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

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