DETERMINATION OF FLOW-FIELD CHARACTERISTICS AROUND GENERALIZED AND SPECIFIC PROTUBERANCES AT MACH NUMBERS 0.60 THROUGH 1.60

Abstract

Generalized protuberances in the form of right circular cylinders of 2-, 4-, and 8-in. diameter were mounted on a full-scale Saturn S-4B panel and tested at various heights for Mach numbers 0.60 through 1.60. Models of the Auxiliary Propulsion Unit and the Rocket Control System protuberances of the Saturn V launch vehicle were also tested. The Reynolds number based on the generalized protuberance diameters varied from 0.25 to 3.0 million. Static and fluctuating pressure levels in the regions around the protuberances were determined, and flow visualization studies were also made. The fluctuating pressure and flow visualization data are not presented in this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0839159

Entities

People

  • T. R. Brice

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Control Systems
  • Diameters
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Flow Visualization
  • Geometry
  • Instrumentation
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Reynolds Number
  • Static Pressure
  • Test Facilities
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.