Space Shuttle Orbiter SILTS Pod Flow Angularity and Aerodynamic Heating Tests (OH-102A and OH-400).

Abstract

Heat transfer, flow field, and oil flow tests were conducted on a 0.0175 scale model of the space shuttle orbiter. The tests were conducted at Mach 8. The objective of the tests was to determine the aerodynamic heating distribution on the orbiter SILTS tail configuration and to obtain flow field total pressure and total temperature measurements at the location of the leading edge of the vertical tail. The tests were conducted at free-stream Reynolds numbers ranging from 0.5 to 3.7 million per ft. The model angle of attack was varied from -5 to 5 deg and from 30 to 40 degrees.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA086195

Entities

People

  • K. W. Nutt

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Heating
  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Data Reduction
  • Engineering
  • Flow Fields
  • Free Stream
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Leading Edges
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Test Facilities
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers