Numerical Calculation of Three-Dimensional Displacement Effect on Bodies of Revolution

Abstract

Moore's differential equation for the three-dimensional displacement thickness is solved numerically for bodies of revolution. Comparison is made to a known analytic solution for the special case of a cone in supersonic flow. Results are presented for spinning and non-spinning artillery projectile shapes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA083296

Entities

People

  • Robert P. Reklis

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bodies
  • Bodies Of Revolution
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Displacement
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Projectiles
  • Supersonic Flow
  • Three Dimensional
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Boundary Layers