Tornado-borne missile speeds. Final report. [Nuclear power plant protection]
An investigation of the question of tornado-borne missile speeds was carried out, with a view to identify pertinent areas of uncertainty and to estimate credible tornado-borne missile speeds - within the limitations inherent in the present state of the art. The investigation consists of two parts: (1) a study in which a rational model for the missile motion is proposed, and numerical experiments are carried out corresponding to various assumptions on the initial conditions of the missile motion, the structure of the tornado flow, and the aerodynamic properties of the missile; (2) a theoretical and experimental study of tornado-borne missile aerodynamics, conducted by Colorado State Univ. (CSU) to be covered in a separate report by CSU. In the present report, the factors affecting missile motion and their influence upon such motion are examined. (GRA)
- Research Organization:
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC (USA). Inst. for Applied Technology
- OSTI ID:
- 7123220
- Report Number(s):
- PB-253111; NBSIR-76-1050; TRN: 77-007255
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Sponsored in part by Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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FLUID MECHANICS
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