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Test Section Design for Measuring the Drag Coefficient of a Suborbital Rocket Model at Ma 2.45 Cover

Test Section Design for Measuring the Drag Coefficient of a Suborbital Rocket Model at Ma 2.45

Transactions on Aerospace Research
Volume 2024 (2024): Issue 3 (September 2024)
By: Filip Wasilczuk,  Marcin Kurowski and  Paweł Flaszyński  
Open Access
|Sep 2024

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

Grid used for numerical simulations. The boundary conditions are presented.
Grid used for numerical simulations. The boundary conditions are presented.

Fig. 2.

The sketch of the original and modified support, including the cross-section.
The sketch of the original and modified support, including the cross-section.

Fig. 3.

Mach contour plot for configurations with original support (a) and thin support (b) – side view.
Mach contour plot for configurations with original support (a) and thin support (b) – side view.

Fig. 4.

Mach number contour downstream of the support. Cross-section at half of the support span.
Mach number contour downstream of the support. Cross-section at half of the support span.

Fig. 5.

Density gradient magnitude for the model with original length – top view.
Density gradient magnitude for the model with original length – top view.

Fig. 6.

Pressure at top and bottom walls, measurements (EXP) and simulations (CFD).
Pressure at top and bottom walls, measurements (EXP) and simulations (CFD).

Fig. 7.

Schlieren visualization for configuration “Nose 2”. Red lines are the iso-surface of the density gradient magnitude of 5 kg/m4.
Schlieren visualization for configuration “Nose 2”. Red lines are the iso-surface of the density gradient magnitude of 5 kg/m4.

Fig. 8.

Drag coefficient for three nose configurations.
Drag coefficient for three nose configurations.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tar-2024-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2545-2835
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Language: English
Page range: 86 - 100
Submitted on: May 20, 2024
Accepted on: Jul 12, 2024
Published on: Sep 11, 2024
Published by: ŁUKASIEWICZ RESEARCH NETWORK – INSTITUTE OF AVIATION
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
suborbital rocket,
wind tunnel tests,
aerospace,
drag measurements,
supersonic speed
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© 2024 Filip Wasilczuk, Marcin Kurowski, Paweł Flaszyński, published by ŁUKASIEWICZ RESEARCH NETWORK – INSTITUTE OF AVIATION
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