Aerodynamic characteristics of towed spheres, conical rings, and cones used as decelerators at Mach numbers from 1.57 to 4.65 /
by Nickolai Charczenko.

Description

Main Author

Charczenko, Nickolai.

Related Names

Langley Research Center.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Language(s)

English

Published

Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; 1963.

Subjects

Drag (Aerodynamics)
Cone > Cone / Aerodynamics.

Summary

An investigation was made to determine the drag and stability characteristics of the various decelerators when towed in the wake of several space-vehicle configurations at Mach numbers from 1.57 to 4.65. The following parameters were varied: Reynolds number, trailling distance, ratio of deceleration base diameter to space-vehicle base diameter, cone angle, and size of disk added to the base of a cone.

Physical Description

79 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

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