Initial Wind Tunnel Tests of a Magnetically-Suspended Spinning and Coning Ogive Cylinder.

Abstract

Research extending magnetic balance techniques to produce simultaneous spinning and coning motion of a magnetically-suspended wind tunnel model is reported. Initial measurements of the time varying normal force and side force on a model spinning at 100 rps while coning at 2 Hz are reported for coning angles up to 7 degrees and velocities up to 300 ft/sec. Analysis of initial data indicates that improvements in model position sensor stability, balance servo compensation, and data channel filtering will be required to produce data of desired quality. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA053758

Entities

People

  • Charles W. Haldeman
  • Eugene E. Covert

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Amplitude
  • Boundary Layer
  • Calibration
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Reduction
  • Digital Computers
  • Measurement
  • Oscillographs
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Power Supplies
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Wind Tunnel Models
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics.