Aerodynamic Performance of Missile Configurations at Transonic Speeds Including the Effects of a Jet Plume

Abstract

This report discusses the flow over various missile configurations with and without fins. Attention has been restricted to transonic flight conditions and to slender bodies at small incidence. Various rear-end geometries are treated, including boattail and flare configurations. The effect of plume induced separation is also included so that realistic estimates of the forces on the body can be made. It is shown that the agreement between theory and experiment is adequate for engineering calculations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 18, 1976
Accession Number
ADA027692

Entities

People

  • Jingen Wu
  • N. Uchiyama
  • T. H. Moulden

Organizations

  • University of Tennessee Space Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Bodies
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Science
  • Fins
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Inviscid Flow
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Slender Bodies
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Two Dimensional
  • Viscous Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.