Hardened RV Development Program. Phase IV. Vehicle Recovery Technology Wind Tunnel Tests.

Abstract

A study of mass-jettison-drogue ICBM nosetip recovery vehicles was conducted, followed by wind tunnel tests of the configurations that appeared most attractive. Various combinations of vehicle and nosetip geometry were tested in AEDC tunnel A at Mach numbers from 3 to 5 and Reynolds numbers 2,000,000/ft to 4,000,000/ft. Heat transfer data was taken to assure that turbulent flow over the entire model was achieved; however, the primary goal of the tests was force data. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA066095

Entities

People

  • D. H. Smith
  • L. S. Groener

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Base Pressure
  • Boundary Layer
  • Data Acquisition
  • Flow Fields
  • Heat Transfer
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Stagnation Pressure
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Wake
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.