Prediction of static aerodynamic characteristics for space-shuttle-like and other bodies at angles of attack from 0° to 180° / by Leland H. Jorgensen.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Jorgensen, Leland H., author.

Contributor:

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, issuing body.

Ames Research Center

Series:

NASA technical note ; D-6996.

NASA/TN ; D-6996

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Guided missiles--Aerodynamics--Mathematical models.

Guided missiles.

Space vehicles--Aerodynamics--Mathematical models.

Space vehicles.

Launch vehicles (Astronautics).

Space shuttles.

launch vehicles.

space shuttles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 37 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, January 1973.

Summary:

An engineering-type procedure is presented for computing normal-force, axial-force, and pitching-moment coefficients for bodies at angles of attack from 0 deg to 180 deg. The procedure is ideally suited for estimating the aerodynamic characteristics of space shuttle booster-like bodies because of the wide range of angles of attack, Mach numbers, and Reynolds numbers to be encountered. The analytical formulas, plots, and references given are also applicable for shuttle orbiter, missile, and aircraft-like bodies of both circular and noncircular cross section. The method for computing normal-force and pitching-moment coefficients is based upon the original proposal of Allen that the crossflow or lift distribution over a body can be expressed as the sum of slender-body potential term and an empirical viscous crossflow term. Although experimental data from which to verify the procedure at very high angles of attack are extremely limited, the comparisons made thus far of computed with experimental results are good. In this report the procedure has been shown to be capable of predicting reasonably well the experimental variation of C sub N, C sub A, C sub m, and x sub ac/l with angle of attack for nine bodies of revolution at a free-stream Mach number of 2.86.

Notes:

"January 1973."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-37).

Online resource, PDF version; title from title page (NASA, viewed on June 23, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Jorgensen, Leland H. Prediction of static aerodynamic characteristics for space-shuttle-like and other bodies at angles of attack from 0 [degrees] to 180 [degrees].

OCLC:

785204950