Passive Nosetip Technology (PANT) Program. Volume 20. Investigation of Flow Phenomena over Reentry Vehicle Nosetips

Abstract

The third phase of the PANT program was directed toward better characterizing the dependence of irregular shape development on the aerothermal environment and identifying needed improvements in analytical modeling to better predict nosetip shape response in flight environments. Specific areas which were addressed included coupled ablation/erosion effects, inviscid and boundary layer flow effects, nosetip transition on advanced, 'smooth' materials, and irregular shape regime onset. This report documents the results of efforts on the inviscid flow, 'smooth' wall nosetip transition, and turbulent boundary layer heat transfer tasks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA026617

Entities

People

  • A. D. Anderson
  • James F. Kelly
  • L. Cooper
  • M. J. Abbett
  • T. J. Dahm

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ablative Materials
  • Aircrafts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Geometry
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.