Hypersonic Heat Transfer Measurements on Re-Entry Vehicle Surfaces at High Reynolds Number.

Abstract

Heat transfer rates using calorimeter sensors, and pressures using variable reluctance diaphragm transducers, have been measured on five model shapes at Mach numbers of 15 and 20 and over a unit Reynolds number range of 2 million to 7 million per foot. Two basic shapes, a hemisphere and a half-angle biconic configuration with and without nose bluntness, were tested with different surface roughness. The results are reported and discussed. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0778464

Entities

People

  • Bryan E. Richards

Organizations

  • von Kármán Institute for Fluid Dynamics

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Calorimeters
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hemispheres
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Physical Properties
  • Reynolds Number
  • Roughness
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Surface Roughness
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

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