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Type of Document	Engineer's Thesis
Author	Harkins, William D.
URN	etd-12152003-095830
Persistent URL	http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12152003-095830
Title	Base pressure and static pressure for a cone-cylinder at a nominal mach number of 5.8
Degree	Engineer's Degree
Option	Aeronautics
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title H.T. Nagamatsu Committee Chair
Keywords	None
Date of Defense	1954-01-01
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract An experimental investigation was made in the GALCIT Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Leg No. l to determine the base pressure and static pressure on a cone-cylinder at a nominal Mach number of 5.8 in both one-phase and two-phase flow. The scope of the investigation was a determination of interference data necessary for proper evaluation of base pressure results, investigation of the effect of Reynolds number on base pressure, and a comparison of experimental and theoretical static pressure distribution on a cone-cylinder. As has been noted by other investigators, viscous effects in hypersonic flow were quite pronounced and demonstrated the increased non-linearity of the problems in hypersonic flow.
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