A Research and Analysis Program of Studies on the Analysis of Weapon Effectiveness-Phase II Results. Volume IV. Aerodynamics of Autorotating Devices.

Abstract

Two areas of study are considered: (1) the aerodynamic field around spinning, smooth spheres, and (2) the preparation of software for the solution of flight dynamics problems on programmable desk-top computers. In the first area, the surface velocity components are determined as a function of physical and dynamic variables by superposition of inviscid, incompressible uniform and spinning flows. The result is a very simplified picture of the pressure distribution and streamline shapes over the sphere. In the second area, three programs for the solution of a certain class on non-linear aerodynamic problems are presented. These are written for the Wang 700 computers as well. The programs provide solutions for non-linear equations.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0906656

Entities

People

  • Robert W. Courter

Organizations

  • Louisiana State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamics
  • Computers
  • Dynamics
  • Equations
  • Physics
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Shape
  • Streamline Shape

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Computer Science.
  • Fluid Dynamics.