Density Fields Around a Sphere at Mach Numbers 1.30 and 1.62

Abstract

Interferograms were taken of the flow around a sphere at Mach numbers of 1.30 and 1.62. The results of the evaluation of these interferograms are shown as plots of contours of constant density ratio in the flow field around the sphere and as the distribution of flow variables along the axis of symmetry between the shock wave and the sphere. In appendixes the theory of the analysis is reviewed, sources of error are discussed, and the detailed procedure used in the evaluation of the interferograms is described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1950
Accession Number
ADA380498

Entities

People

  • George P. Wood
  • Paul B. Gooderum

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Axisymmetric Flow
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Free Stream
  • Integral Equations
  • Interferograms
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Shock Waves
  • Stagnation Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.