Pressure Distributions on a Hemisphere Cylinder at Supersonic and Hypersonic Mach Numbers

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Title
Pressure Distributions on a Hemisphere Cylinder at Supersonic and Hypersonic Mach Numbers
Date
1961
Index Abstract
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Photo Quality
Incomplete
Report Number
AEDC TN 61-96
Creator
Baer, A. L.
Corporate Author
VKF, ARO, Inc.
Extent
34
Identifier
AD0261501
Distribution Classification
1
Contract
AF 40(600)-800
DoD Project
None Given
DoD Task
None Given
DTIC Record Exists
Yes
Distribution Change Authority Correspondence
AEDC LTR
Abstract
Pressure distribution tests at supersonic and hypersonic speeds were conducted in the von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility (VKF), Arnold Center, Air Force Systems Command on AGARD Model E, a hemisphere cylinder configuration. Various experimental data concerning the aerodynamic characteristics of blunt nosed bodies are available; however, relatively few sources present findings over a wide arch number range. The present investigations, stimulated by the need for applicable experimental data to compare with the predictions of various theories, were conducted a Mach numbers 2 through 8 over a Reynolds number range from 0.17 x 10 to the 6th power to 0.51 x 10 to the 6th power per inch. A comparison is made of experimental results with available theoretical predictions of pressure distributions, pressure drag, shock wave shapes, and bow shock wave detachment distances.
Report Availability
Full text available by request
Date Issued
1961-08
Publisher
Arnold Air Force Station, TN : Arnold Engineering Development Center, Air Force Systems Command, USAF
Provenance
IIT
Type
report
Format
34 pages ; 28 cm.