PLANE-FLAME SIMULATION OF THE WAKE BEHIND AN INTERNALLY PROPELLED VEHICLE. PART III. EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATION OF A SUPERSONIC VEHICLE BY A DETONATION

The flow field induced by an internally-propelled vehicle traveling through a tube at a supersonic speed is simulated experimentally by the flow field induced by a detonation. The results indicate that as the vehicle continues to travel at a constant velocity, the effects of friction and heat transfer cause a region of flow to develop which is steady in the frame of reference of the vehicle. This steady-flow region starts directly behind the vehicle and gradually grows to fill the entire flow field as time progresses. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept. on Proj. TUBEFLIGHT. See also Part 2, PB-177 141.
• Corporate Authors:

  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  Department of Aeronautical Engineering and Astronautics
  Troy, NY  United States  12180
• Authors:
  • Skinner, JHJ
• Publication Date: 1967-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 41 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: Pt 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Intelligent transportation systems; Pneumatic conveyors; Propulsion; Tubing; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Tube systems; Tube vehicles
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039053
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TR-AE-6708-Pt-3 PhD Thesis
• Contract Numbers: C-117-66
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 24 1973 12:00AM