Base Pressure and Static Pressure for a Cone-Cylinder at a Nominal Mach Number of 5.8

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Harkins, William Douglas (1954) Base Pressure and Static Pressure for a Cone-Cylinder at a Nominal Mach Number of 5.8. Engineer's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/P0K8-XG38. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12152003-095830

Abstract

An experimental investigation was made in the GALCIT Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Leg No. l to determine the base pressure and static pressure on a cone-cylinder at a nominal Mach number of 5.8 in both one-phase and two-phase flow. The scope of the investigation was a determination of interference data necessary for proper evaluation of base pressure results, investigation of the effect of Reynolds number on base pressure, and a comparison of experimental and theoretical static pressure distribution on a cone-cylinder. As has been noted by other investigators, viscous effects in hypersonic flow were quite pronounced and demonstrated the increased non-linearity of the problems in hypersonic flow.

Item Type:	Thesis (Engineer's thesis)
Subject Keywords:	Aeronautical Engineering
Degree Grantor:	California Institute of Technology
Division:	Engineering and Applied Science
Major Option:	Aeronautics
Thesis Availability:	Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):	Nagamatsu, Henry T.
Group:	GALCIT
Thesis Committee:	Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:	1 January 1954
Record Number:	CaltechETD:etd-12152003-095830
Persistent URL:	https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12152003-095830
DOI:	10.7907/P0K8-XG38
Default Usage Policy:	No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided.
ID Code:	5001
Collection:	CaltechTHESIS
Deposited By:	Imported from ETD-db
Deposited On:	17 Dec 2003
Last Modified:	08 Jun 2023 22:26

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