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Title: Correlation of nosetip boundary-layer transition data measured in ballistics-range experiments

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5844638

Preablated nosetips of various carbonaceous materials were tested in a ballistics range. Surface-temperature contours, measured with image-converter cameras, were used to define boundary-layer transition-fron contours. Measurements of surface roughness, surface temperature, average transition-calculations of nosetip flowfields, and with calculations of laminar boundary-layer development in these flowfields, to transform all data into various dimensionless parameters. These parameters were defined by previous attempts to correlate existing wind-tunnel data for transition on rough/blunt bodies.

Research Organization:
Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-04-0789
OSTI ID:
5844638
Report Number(s):
SAND-79-0649
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English