Author : Robert D. Quinn
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis A Method for Calculating Transient Surface Temperatures and Surface Heating Rates for High-speed Aircraft by : Robert D. Quinn
Download or read book A Method for Calculating Transient Surface Temperatures and Surface Heating Rates for High-speed Aircraft written by Robert D. Quinn and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes a method that can calculate transient aerodynamic heating and transient surface temperatures at supersonic and hypersonic speeds. This method can rapidly calculate temperature and heating rate time-histories for complete flight trajectories. Semi-empirical theories are used to calculate laminar and turbulent heat transfer coefficients and a procedure for estimating boundary-layer transition is included. Results from this method are compared with flight data from the X-15 research vehicle, YF-12 airplane, and the Space Shuttle Orbiter. These comparisons show that the calculated values are in good agreement with the measured flight data.