The report summarizes techniques and instrumentation applied to a hypervelocity ballistics range for the observation of ablation/erosion and model shape change during hypersonic flight. Methods are outlined for highly controlled water injection for rain erosion and liquid impact studies.
In-Flight Observation of Ablation/Erosion at Hypersonic Velocities in a Ballistics Range
1970
52 pages
Report
No indication
English
Fluid Mechanics , Laboratory & Test Facility Design & Operation , Accuracy , Ballistics , Boundary layer , Critical temperature , Flight paths , Hypersonic velocity , Instrumentation , Light sources , Materials , Measurement , Ordnance laboratories , Photographs , Photography , Rain erosion , Shape , Two dimensional , X rays
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