24 research outputs found
Effects of Boundary-layer Separation on Normal Force and Center of Pressure of a Cone-cylinder Model with a Large Base Flare at Mach Numbers from 3.00 to 6.28
The design of variable Mach number asymmetric supersonic nozzles by two procedures employing inclined and curved sonic lines
An Experimental Investigation of the Zero-lift-drag Characteristics of Symmetrical Blunt-trailing-edge Airfoils at Mach Numbers from 2.7 to 5.0
A study of inviscid flow about airfoils at high supersonic speeds
Steady flow about curved airfoils is investigated analytically, first assuming air behaves as an ideal gas, and then assuming it behaves as a thermally perfect, calorically imperfect gas. Conclusions are drawn from the study
Additional experiments with flat-top wing-body combinations at high supersonic speeds
Flat top wing body configuration effects on aerodynamic characteristics of supersonic aircraf
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NACA Research Memorandums
Report presenting testing of a body with a 22.5 degree conical nose, a 4-diameter-long cylindrical midsection, and a 20 degree cone-frustum tail flare. The tests were made over a variety of angles of attack and Mach numbers. Results regarding spark shadowgraph pictures and predictions versus the actual values were provided
Aerodynamic Performance and Static Stability and Control of Flat-Top Hypersonic Gliders at Mach Numbers from 0.6 to 18
A study is made of aerodynamic performance and static stability and control at hypersonic speeds. In a first part of the study, the effect of interference lift is investigated by tests of asymmetric models having conical fuselages and arrow plan-form wings. The fuselage of the asymmetric model is located entirely beneath the wing and has a semicircular cross section. The fuselage of the symmetric model was centrally located and has a circular cross section. Results are obtained for Mach numbers from 3 to 12 in part by application of the hypersonic similarity rule. These results show a maximum effect of interference on lift-drag ratio occurring at Mach number of 5, the Mach number at which the asymmetric model was designed to exploit favorable lift interference. At this Mach number, the asymmetric model is indicated to have a lift-drag ratio 11 percent higher than the symmetric model and 15 percent higher than the asymmetric model when inverted. These differences decrease to a few percent at a Mach number of 12. In the course of this part of the study, the accuracy to the hypersonic similarity rule applied to wing-body combinations is demonstrated with experimental results. These results indicate that the rule may prove useful for determining the aerodynamic characteristics of slender configurations at Mach numbers higher than those for which test equipment is really available. In a second part of the study, the aerodynamic performance and static stability and control characteristics of a hypersonic glider are investigated in somewhat greater detail. Results for Mach numbers from 3 to 18 for performance and 0.6 to 12 for stability and control are obtained by standard text techniques, by application of the hypersonic stability rule, and/or by use of helium as a test medium. Lift-drag ratios of about 5 for Mach numbers up to 18 are shown to be obtainable. The glider studied is shown to have acceptable longitudinal and directional stability characteristics through the range of Mach numbers studied. Some roll instability (negative effective dihedral) is found at Mach numbers near 12
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NACA Research Memorandums
"Two theoretical procedures are developed for designing asymmetric supersonic nozzles for which the calculated exit flow is nearly uniform over a range of Mach numbers. One procedure is applicable at Mach numbers less than approximately 3. This approach yields, without iteration, a nozzle for which the calculated exit flow is uniform at two Mach numbers and, with proper design, is nearly uniform at Mach numbers between, slightly above, and slightly below these two" (p. 1)