TRANSITION HEATING RATES DETERMINED ON A 0.006 SCALE SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER MODEL (NO. 50-0) IN TK2 NASA/LaRC MACH 8 VARIABLE DENSITY WIND

摘要

This report presents data obtained from Wind Tunnel tests of an 006-scale Space Shuttle Orbiter model (Per Rockwell Lines VL70-000l47B, Model 50-0) in the 18" Variable Density Wind Tunnel at Langley Research Center.nThe tests, denoted as OHl4, were performed to determine transition heating rates using thin skin thermocouples located at various locations on the Space Shuttle Orbiter.nThe model was tested at M = 8.0 for a range of Reynolds numbers per foot varying from 1.0 to 10.0 million with angles-of-attack from 20 to 35 degrees incremented by 5 degrees.nThe tests were conducted in l6.0 occupancy hours, beginning October 17 and ending October 18 with the completion of 30 test runs.