The Modified Barrowman Method With Applications to the OPDAMS (Optical Deep Attack Missile Systems) and PDAMS (Precision Deep Attack Missile Systems) Vehicles

Abstract

The Barrowman Method is an accurate, low-cost algorithm for the calculation of aerodynamic parameters for rockets. The method has been modified to allow the use of airfoiled wings and fins with control surfaces and to include the effects of downwash from the wings on the fins. It has been shown that interdigitation of the wings and fins significantly reduces the downwash. The Modified Barrowman Method has been applied to PDAMS and compared to wind tunnel results. An aerodynamic model of the OPDAMS vehicle was generated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA207995

Entities

People

  • Charles E. Hall Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army Aviation and Missile Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Airfoils
  • Algorithms
  • Analog Computers
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Classification
  • Control Surfaces
  • Cruciform Configurations
  • Cruciform Wings
  • Elements
  • Equations
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Leading Edges
  • Nose Cones
  • Rockets
  • Security
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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  • Aerodynamics.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.