Document Details
Title:
An Experimental and Analytical Investigation at the Induced Flow Field About Rocket Motors in the Presence of the Ground With Special Attention Given to Induced Flow Scaling Laws
Author(s):
Ducoffe, A L [Associate Professor of Aeronautical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology & Consultant at Sandia Corporation]; Blottner, F G [Organization 5141]; Strascina, V T [Organization 5142]; Walker, W E [Organization 5143]
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1957 Jan 02
Document Pages:
41 p.
Document Number(s):
SC-TM-266-56(51); ALSNL199700000584
Originating Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
OpenNet Entry Date:
1999 Sep 28
OpenNet Modified Date:
1999 Sep 28
Description/Abstract:
Experimental velocity measurements were made in the vicinity of a rocket motor. An analytical solution using image source & sink pairs is fitted to the experimental data. The resulting theory is then applied to obtain velocities at remote field points.