Research Catalog

Title

Approximate methods for weapon aerodynamics / Frank G. Moore.

Author

Moore, Frank G. (Frankie Gale), 1944-

Publication

Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, ©2000.

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Details

Description

xi, 464 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 186

Uniform Title

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 186.

Alternative Title

Weapon aerodynamics

Subject

• Projectiles, Aerial > Aerodynamics > Mathematics
• Ballistic missiles > Aerodynamics > Mathematics
• Aerodynamics > Mathematics
• PROJECTILES
• AERODYNAMICS
• BALLISTIC MISSILES
• ANALYSIS (MATHEMATICS)
• FUNCTIONS (MATHEMATICS)
• Projectiles > Aérodynamique > Mathématiques
• Analyse numérique
• Navier-Stokes, Équations de > Solutions numériques
• Missiles

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

I. Weapon System Aerodynamic Requirements 2 -- II. Uses of and Methods to Obtain Aerodynamics 7 -- III. Tradeoffs in Methods Selection 10 -- Chapter 2 Navier-Stokes and Euler Equations 19 -- I. Continuum Flow Assumption 20 -- II. Navier-Stokes Equations 22 -- III. Euler Plus Boundary Layer Plus Base Drag 27 -- IV. Numerical Flowfield Solutions 33 -- Chapter 3 Perturbation Methods 35 -- II. Component Buildup of Aerodynamics 40 -- III. Linearized Flow and Slender Body Assumptions 41 -- IV. Hybrid Theory of Van Dyke 52 -- V. Lifting Surface Theory 57 -- VI. Three-Dimensional Thin Wing Theory 64 -- A. Axial Force Wave Drag 65 -- B. Wing Normal Force and Center of Pressure 72 -- C. Transonic Flow 79 -- VII. Roll Damping Moment 80 -- A. Subsonic Flow (M[subscript infinity] <M[subscript crit]) 82 -- B. Supersonic Flow (M[subscript infinity] [greater than or equal] 1.2) 83 -- C. Transonic Flow (M[subscript fb] [less than or equal] M[subscript infinity] <1.2) 86 -- VIII. Pitch Damping Moment 89 -- A. Subsonic Flow (M[subscript infinity] <0.8) 90 -- B. Supersonic Flow (M[subscript infinity] [greater than or equal] 1.2) 92 -- C. Transonic Flow (0.8 [less than or equal] M[subscript infinity] <1.2) 95 -- IX. Interference Effects 98 -- A. Wing-Body Interference 98 -- B. Wing-Tail Interference 103 -- Chapter 4 Local Slope And Empirical Methods 115 -- I. Tangent Wedge Method 117 -- II. Tangent Cone Method 119 -- III. Shock Expansion Theory 123 -- IV. Newtonian Impact Theory 132 -- V. Hybrid Theory of Van Dyke Plus Modified Newtonian Theory 136 -- VI. Second-Order Shock Expansion Plus Modified Newtonian Theory 140 -- VII. Skin Friction Drag 143 -- VIII. Empirical Methods 149 -- A. Transonic Wave Drag Prediction 149 -- B. Viscous Separation and Rotating Band Drag 151 -- C. Body-Alone Lift Properties for M[subscript infinity] <1.2 154 -- D. Wing-Alone Normal Force at Transonic Speeds 157 -- E. Base Drag 161 -- IX. Configuration Aerodynamics at Low Angle of Attack 169 -- Chapter 5 Nonlinear Aerodynamic Approximations 183 -- I. Nonlinear Aerodynamics Phenomena 186 -- II. Body-Alone Normal Force and Center of Pressure 191 -- III. Wing-Alone Normal Force and Center of Pressure 200 -- IV. Wing-Body and Body-Wing Interference Due to Angle of Attack 209 -- V. Wing-Body and Body-Wing Interference Due to Control Deflection 237 -- VI. Nonlinear Wing-Tail Interference Model 246 -- VII. Axial Force Coefficient at Angle of Attack 258 -- VIII. Configuration Aerodynamics 265 -- Chapter 6 Aerodynamics of Noncircular Body Configurations 295 -- I. Background and Survey of Nonaxisymmetric Body Methods 297 -- II. Review of Jorgensen Method 300 -- III. Body-Alone Axial Force Approach 302 -- IV. Newtonian and Slender Body Theory Factors 304 -- V. Reynolds Number Effect on Crossflow Drag Coefficient 315 -- VI. Scaling Considerations Based on Slender Body Theory 317 -- VII. Wing-Body Configurations with Noncircular Cross Sections 323 -- VIII. Wing-Body-Tail Configurations 330 -- IX. Variable Body Cross-Sectional Shapes 330 -- X. Summary of Computational Procedure for Aerodynamics of Nonaxisymmetric Body Configurations 331 -- XI. Comparison of Method to Experiment 332 -- Chapter 7 Aerodynamic Heating at Hypersonic Mach Numbers, Including Real Gas Effects 349 -- II. Real Gas Computational Procedure 353 -- III. Normal and Oblique Shock Waves in Real Gas Environments 355 -- A. Normal Shock Waves 356 -- B. Oblique Shock Waves: Two-Dimensional or Wedge Flows 358 -- C. Oblique Shock Waves: Axisymmetric Conical Flows 362 -- IV. Computation of Properties Across Expansion Waves in Real Gas Environments 367 -- V. Modified Newtonian Theory for Real Gases 375 -- A. Frozen Flow 376 -- B. Equilibrium Flow 378 -- VI. Second-Order Shock Expansion Theory fory Real Gases 379 -- VII. Aerodynamic Heating at Hypersonic Mach Numbers 383 -- A. Entropy Layer Effects 385 -- B. Engineering Approximations for Aeroheating 388 -- C. Example Application of Approximate Methods for Boundary-Layer Heating 395 -- Chapter 8 Applications of Aerodynamics 401 -- II. Structural Loads 404 -- B. Approach to Distribute Loads 405 -- C. Roll Position of [phis] = 0 deg 407 -- D. Changes for the [phis] = 45 deg Roll Position 412 -- E. Loads, Shear, and Bending Moments 414 -- F. Method Application 416 -- III. Minimum Drag Shapes 423 -- IV. Multifin Weapon Aerodynamics 429 -- B. Approach and Analysis 430 -- C. Computational Fluid Dynamics Predictions for Multifin Aerodynamics 433 -- D. Comparison of New Method for Multifin Aerodynamics to Experiment 439 -- V. Weapon Performance 447 -- VI. Summary of Aerodynamic Prediction Methods 453 -- Chapter 9 Future Direction for Aeroprediction Methodology 459 -- I. Semi-Empirical Code Requirements 459 -- II. Computational Fluid Dynamics Code Needs 461.

ISBN

• 1563473992
• 9781563473999

LCCN

2004272862

OCLC

• ocm44873576
• 44873576
• SCSB-9358951

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library