An Experimental Investigation of the Aerodynamic Characteristics of Slender Hypersonic Vehicles at High Angles of Attack

An Experimental Investigation of the Aerodynamic Characteristics of Slender Hypersonic Vehicles at High Angles of Attack
Author: Robert H. Feldhuhn
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Total Pages: 148
Release: 1968
Genre: Angle of attack (Aerodynamics)
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Pressure, heat transfer, force, flow field surveys and flow visualization measurements on an inclined cone were obtained in a wind tunnel at a nominal Mach number of 6. Force measurements were also obtained for a 2/3 power law body and two ducted-cone configurations.

An Experimental Investigation of the Flow Field Around a Yawed Cone

An Experimental Investigation of the Flow Field Around a Yawed Cone
Author: Robert H. Feldhuhn
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Total Pages: 106
Release: 1969
Genre: Cone
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An experimental investigation of the flow field associated with a highly yawed cone was conducted at a Mach number of 5 and a free-stream Reynolds number per foot of 4,400,000. Surface static pressure measurements, flow-field surveys and schlieren photographs were obtained on a sharp five-degree semi-vertex angle cone at an angle of attack of 24 degrees. The results of the measurements indicate that the flow field on the leeward side of a highly yawed cone is very similar to that of a circular cylinder in supersonic cross flow. The essential difference between these two flow fields is the presence of a disturbance from the tip of the cone which separates the gas which has passed through the shock wave on the windward side from the flow which has passed through the weaker portion of the shock wave on the leeward side of the cone. (Author).

Separated Flow Phenomena on a Slender Cone at Mach 5

Separated Flow Phenomena on a Slender Cone at Mach 5
Author: Robert H. Feldhuhn
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Total Pages: 82
Release: 1969
Genre: Cone
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An experimental investigation illustrating some separated flow phenomena associated with highly inclined circular cones was conducted at a nominal Mach number of 5 and at nominal free stream Reynolds numbers per foot of 4,800,000. Surface static pressure measurements, Pitot pressure surveys, schlieren photographs, vapor screen photographs, and surface sublimation measurements were obtained on a sharp 5 degree semi-vertex angle cone at angles of attack up to 40 degrees. The static pressure distribution along the most leeward meridian generator was found to be dependent upon the Reynolds number based upon the distance from the vertex of the cone. The vapor screen photographs at 40 degrees angle of attack indicate the existence of imbedded shock waves in the flow field on the leeward side of the cone. The Pitot tube surveys and the surface sublimation photographs indicate the existence of a region of attached flow near the leeward meridian plane. The surface sublimation photographs also indicate the possible existence of a secondary vortex. (Author).

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Total Pages: 78
Release: 1969
Genre: Nuclear energy
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