The Influence of a High Velocity Fluid Environment on the Static and Dynamic Stability of Thin Cylindrical Shell Structures,

Abstract

A combined theoretical and experimental research program has been carried out to investigate the stability characteristics of thin-walled circular cylindrical shell structures exposed to a high velocity fluid dynamic (aerodynamic) environment. As a result of this study, several basic observations were made concerning the degree of sophistication required in the analytical modeling of this problem. The present study shows that a supersonic fluid dynamic environment can significantly complicate the dynamic stability characteristics of thin cylindrical shell structures while introducing no significant complications to its static stability features.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1971
Accession Number
ADA367063

Entities

People

  • Gerald Barr
  • Ronald Stearman
  • Walter Horn

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Engineering
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Geometry
  • Internal Pressure
  • Laminar Boundary Layer
  • Long Wavelengths
  • Mach Number
  • Mechanics
  • Standing Waves
  • Static Pressure
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Structural Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics