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Accession Number:
AD0743836
Title:
Heat Transfer and Pressure Distributions on Re-Entry Nose Shapes in the VKI Longshot Hypersonic Tunnel
Corporate Author:
VON KARMAN INST FOR FLUID DYNAMICS RHODE-SAINT-GENESE (BELGIUM)
Report Date:
1971-06-01
Abstract:
Heat transfer and pressure distributions have been made on five vehicle nose shapes in the VKI Longshot free piston wind tunnel at M15 and 20. The flow parameters achieved closely simulate aerodynamic re-entry conditions. The models used in the study were 50-58 degree biconic configuration, with sharp-and blunt-nosed versions and a sharp-nosed version with a machined roughness, and a hemisphere configuration with a smooth and a sand-blast rough surface. These configurations resemble the stable shapes of turbulent and laminar ablating nose cones. Preliminary comparisons have been made with the state-of-the art engineering predictions. Some discussion about the state of the boundary layer is included.
Descriptive Note:
Progress rept. nos. 1/2, May 1970-Jul 1971
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/AD0743836
Pages:
0089
Distribution Statement:
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Contract Number:
F61052-70-C-0031
File Size:
4.88MB
