Wind Tunnel Tests on the Static Aerodynamics of a Spinning 105 mm Artillery Shell Model

Abstract

The aerodynamic characteristics of a spinning 105 mm shell shape have been measured as a prelude to tests of a shell shape fitted with canard control surfaces. Tests were conducted at incidences of zero to 15 degrees, and Mach numbers of 0.70 to 0.95 and 1.4. Results indicate that the use of canard surfaces to control the flight path of such a projectile is unlikely to be very effective within the low transonic Mach number range, but could possibly be effective in supersonic flight.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA074419

Entities

People

  • C. Jermey

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Boundary Layer
  • Control Surfaces
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Flight
  • Flight Paths
  • Free Stream
  • Mach Number
  • Projectiles
  • Reynolds Number
  • Supersonic Flight
  • Surfaces
  • Weapons
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers