NASA/Rockwell International Space Shuttle Orbiter Yaw Heating Test (OH-109).
Abstract
Thin-skin thermocouple heat transfer tests were conducted on two 0.0175 scale and one 0.04 scale model of the space shuttle orbiter. In addition, a phase-change paint heat transfer test was conducted on a 0.0175 scale SILTS Pod tail of the orbiter. Oil flow data were also obtained on the orbiter's upper surface. The primary objective of the thin skin thermocouple entry was to obtain better identification of regions of peak heating on the upper surface of the orbiter with attention to the Orbiter Maneuvering System (OMS) pods. The objective of the phase-change paint entry was to establish the peak heating location on the orbiter SILTS tail configuration. Data were recorded at Mach 8 in the AEDC-VKF Hypersonic Wind Tunnel B at free stream Reynolds numbers ranging from 500,000 to 3,700,000. The model angle of attack ranged from 20 to 40 degrees with yaw angle varying from -2 to 2 degrees. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA107703
Entities
People
- K. W. Nutt
- L. A. Ticatch
Organizations
- Arnold Engineering Development Complex