Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics to the Analysis of the Aerodynamics of a Railgun Projectile
Abstract
An existing computational capability has been applied to assess the aerodynamic performance of a novel railgun projectile currently being investigated. The viscous flow field over the railgun configuration has been computed using a Parabolized Navier-Stokes computations technique. The configuration has been determined. Using the computed pitch-plane aerodynamic coefficients, it was concluded that the proposed design is aerodynamically stable. Keywords: Projectile trajectories; Supersonic characteristics; Hypersonic characteristics; Railgun projectiles; Parabolized Navier-Stokes Equations; Computational fluid dynamics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA207758
Entities
People
- Paul Weinacht
Organizations
- Ballistic Research Laboratory