Unsteady Flow About Porous Cambered Plates
Abstract
The current parachute-canopy design methodology is mainly empirical. Under certain conditions, parachutes have been observed to collapse during periods of rapid deceleration, subsequent to the initial inflation of the canopy with a resulting loss of drag and ultimately the payload. Studies began with a two-dimensional model of flow about a rigid, nonporous camber. Even though highly idealized, the purpose of the investigation was not a solution of an immediate practical problem but to understand the physics of the problem.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA200282
Entities
People
- Paul J. Lindsey
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School