Two-Component Force Balance for Measuring Skin Friction and Side Force,

Abstract

A two-component force balance was constructed which measured simultaneously the skin-friction force (drag force on a missile) and the orthogonal side force (roll-torque producing force). The test samples reported herein were designed to demonstrate the measurement technique. They were fabricated from aluminum. A successful test was performed in the NAVSURFWPNCEN Boundary Layer Channel using these aluminum test samples.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA020025

Entities

People

  • Eugene V. Horanoff
  • Richard T. Driftmyer

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Congress
  • Drag
  • Friction
  • Instrumentation
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Simulations
  • Skin Friction

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.