Wall-interference corrections for parachutes in a closed wind tunnel
Conference
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OSTI ID:6477853
An extensive test program was conducted to gather information on wall-interference effects for parachutes in closed wind tunnels. Drag area and base pressure measurements were made for a set of ribbon parachutes of 7%, 15% and 30% geometric porosity in six different wind tunnels, covering a range of geometric blockages from two to thirty-five percent. The resulting data have been used to formulate and validate approximate blockage correction equations based on the theory of Maskell. The corrections are applicable to single parachutes and clusters of two and three parachutes. 8 refs., 7 figs., 1 tab.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 6477853
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-88-2456C; CONF-8904118-10; ON: DE89007430
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 10. AIAA aerodynamic decelerator systems technical conference, Cocoa Beach, FL, USA, 18 Apr 1989; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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