Effects of Reynolds Number and Body Corner Radius on Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Space Shuttle-type Vehicle at Subsonic Mach Numbers
Title | Effects of Reynolds Number and Body Corner Radius on Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Space Shuttle-type Vehicle at Subsonic Mach Numbers PDF eBook |
Author | Leland Howard Jorgenson |
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Pages | 44 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Aerodynamics |
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Static aerodynamic forces and moments were measured to study the effects of Reynolds number and body corner radius on the aerodynamic characteristics of a straight wing space shuttle orbiter at subsonic speeds. A 0.02-scale model was tested at Mach numbers from 0.3 to 0.9 and Reynolds numbers from about 600,000 to 3 million, based on body width. The body alone and the body with its wing and horizontal tail attached were tested at angles of attack from 35 to 75 degrees. The effects of rounding the body corners at the junctures connecting the bottom and sides were investigated for corner radii from 0 to 8.5 percent of the body width. At low subsonic Mach numbers (free stream Mach number approximately equal 0.3) the aerodynamic characteristics are affected significantly by changes in Reynolds number and body corner radius. With increase in Mach number to free stream Mach number = 0.9 the effect of Reynolds number seems to vanish, but a significant effect of body corner radius remains.
Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
Title | Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents PDF eBook |
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Pages | 978 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Government publications |
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NASA Technical Note
Title | NASA Technical Note PDF eBook |
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Pages | 478 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Aeronautics |
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Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Title | Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports PDF eBook |
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Pages | 958 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Aeronautics |
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Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Title | Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications PDF eBook |
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Pages | 1388 |
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Genre | Government publications |
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, Cumulative Index
Title | Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, Cumulative Index PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Superintendent of Documents |
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Pages | 1408 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | United States |
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A Review of Some Reynolds Number Effects Related to Bodies at High Angles of Attack
Title | A Review of Some Reynolds Number Effects Related to Bodies at High Angles of Attack PDF eBook |
Author | Edward C. Polhamus (Jr.) |
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Pages | 132 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Aerodynamics |
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