Experimental Investigation Of The Effects Of Viscosity On The Drag Of Bodies Of Revolution At A Mach Number Of 1 5

Summary: Tests were conducted to determine the effects of viscosity on the drag and base pressure characteristics of various bodies of revolution at a Mach number of 1.5. The models were tested both with smooth surfaces and with roughness added to evaluate the effects of Reynolds number for both laminar and turbulent boundary layers. The principal geometric variables investigated were after-body shape and length-diameter ratio. For most models, force tests and base pressure measurements were made over a range of Reynolds numbers, based on model length, from 0.6 million to 5.0 millions. Schlieren photographs were used to analyze the effects of viscosity on flow separation and shock-wave configuration near the base and to verify the condition of the boundary layer as deduced from force tests. The results are discussed and compared with theoretical calculations.

Includes the Committee's Technical reports no. 1-1058, reprinted in v. 1-37.

At the stagnation point, the theory of Sibulkin, using the diameter and conditions behind the normal shock, was in good agreement with the experiment when the velocity graident at the stagnation opint appropriate to the free-stream Mach number was used.