Accession Number:

ADA455793

Title:

CFD Computation of Magnus Moment and Roll Damping Moment of a Spinning Projectile

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD WEAPONS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH DIRECTORATE

Personal Author(s):

• DeSpirito, James
• Heavey, Karen R.

Report Date:

2006-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

24.0

Abstract:

Computational fluid dynamic simulations CFD were used to predict the aerodynamic coefficients and flow field over a spinstabilized, 25-mm, sub-caliber training projectile. The primary objective of the investigation was to determine the CFD parameters necessary for the accurate prediction of the Magnus moment and roll damping of a spin-stabilized projectile. Archival experimental data was used to validate the numerical calculations. The Mach number range investigated was from 0.4 to 4.5. Steady state CFD calculations predicted the drag, normal force, pitching moment, and normal force center of pressure very well to within 10 of the experimental data. Time-accurate, detached-eddy simulations were found necessary to predict the Magnus moment in the subsonic and transonic flow regimes. Steady state CFD was found adequate to calculate the roll damping, which was predicted to within 15 of the experimental data in both steady state and time accurate calculations.

Descriptors:

• *COMPUTATIONS
• *DAMPING
• *FLUID DYNAMICS
• SIMULATION
• STEADY STATE
• PITCH(MOTION)
• PROJECTILES
• MOMENTS
• FLOW FIELDS
• PRESSURE
• SUBCALIBER PROJECTILES
• TRANSONIC FLOW
• DRAG
• RANGE(EXTREMES)
• SUBSONIC FLOW
• MACH NUMBER
• SPINNING(MOTION)
• TRAINING AMMUNITION
• AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
• MAGNUS EFFECT
• SPIN STABILIZED AMMUNITION
• COEFFICIENTS
• TIME
• ACCURACY
• NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
• PREDICTIONS
• ROLL
• EXPERIMENTAL DATA

Subject Categories:

• Fluid Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE