NASA/RP-1352, Pokora, Darlene C. and Springer, Anthony M., An Oil Flow Study of the Reference Shuttle-C Configuration, Structures and Dynamics Laboratory, Science and Engineering Directorate, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812, October,1994, pp. 107, Format(s): PDF 7518k |
An oil flow study of the reference Shuttle-C configuration is presented. The Shuttle-C vehicle was a proposed shuttle derived vehicle where the orbiter was to be replaced by an unmanned cargo carrier element. Oil flows are shown for the range of Mach numbers from Mach 1.10 to 3.48 at various angles-of-attack and roll angles. The major flow field phenomena over the Shuttle-C reference configuration are shown in these oil flows. Using the oil flows, a qualitative understanding of the flow around the vehicle can be determined, aiding the quantitative definition of aerodynamic data from theoretical analyses and test results. The oil flows presented in this study were obtained from configurations tested in the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's 14-Inch Trisonic Wind Tunnel from October 1988 through February 1989.
| Keywords: | flow visualization, launch vehicle, oil flow, Shuttle-C, shuttle derived vehicle, wind tunnel testing |
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| CASI Document ID Number: | 95N19623 |
| Subjects: | Aeronautics: Aerodynamics |
| ID Code: | 240 |
| Deposited On: | 10 June 2002 |