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G. Leng, MDTS, NUS
2.1. The design of supersonic airfoils
For efficient lift generation at subsonic speeds, airfoils look like :
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So why can’t a similar airfoil work at transonic/supersonic speeds ?
subsonic regionshock
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2.2 The different types of drag
1. We can divide the flow field around a missile into 2 regions
fore body
base
2. Typically the fore body is the responsibility of the aerodynamist
while the base comes under the propulsion engineer. Why ?
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3. There are three main contributions to the missile’s drag
Type Cause
Skin friction drag Viscosity of air
Pressure drag Shape of forebody
Base drag Exhaust and wake
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2.2.1 Skin friction drag
The skin friction drag is the downstream resultant of all shear
(viscous) forces experience by the fore body
1. Shear forces are tangential to the missile’s surface
2. It is dependent on the amount of wetted area
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3. A quick estimate of the skin friction drag is to take the viscous
drag of a flat plate with the same surface area, length and
Reynolds number as the missile
Viscous drag
coefficient for a flat
plate
CDfp 0.043 / (Rel)1/6
for Re ~ 106 - 107
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CDf = F
(1/2 V2) ( r2)
= (1/2 V2 ) (2 r l ) CDfp
(1/2 V2) ( r2)
= 4 (l /d) CDfp
Exercise : Derive an approximation for the skin friction drag
coefficient of a missile of length l and diameter d ( = 2 r)
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2.2.2 Pressure drag
Pressure drag is the downstream resultant of all the pressure
forces on the forebody
1. Pressure forces acts normal to the missile surface
2. So which part of the forebody will contribute significantly to
pressure drag ?
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3. You can observe
the high pressure at
the missile’s nose
even when the
missile flies at a
small angle of attack
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3. For lower speeds,
pressure drag can still
be more significant than
skin friction drag.
4. Unless the object
is streamlined
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2.2.3 Base drag
Base drag is the drag resulting from the wake or “dead air”
region behind the missile.
1. Base drag is less of a problem during powered flight but
during free flight it can account for as much as 50% of total
drag.
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2. Base drag can be reduced by tapering the tail (boat tailing).
Looks like a good idea ?
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2.3 Drag variation with speed
1. As a missile approaches M = 1, drag increases significantly
2. This is known as the transonic drag rise
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3. Missiles have to pass through this transonic drag rise to get
to supersonic speeds
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1. Critical aerodynamic surfaces are swept back to reduce this
transonic drag rise
2.4 Drag reduction using sweepback
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2. This works because ...
wing
M
velocity vector
Mn
normal component
... the wing “sees” a
lower effective airspeed
Mn = M cos
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An “interesting” example of the use of sweepback
Me 262 – first operational jet fighter
What is the moral of the story ?
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Example : So what can you deduce from the sweep back angle ?
Maverick AGM = 80 o
Bloodhound SAM = 26 o
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2.5 Drag reduction using the Area-Rule
Near Mach 1,
the drag of a slender wing-body combination
is equal to
that of a body of revolution having the same
cross-sectional area distribution
What does this mean ?
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A : slender body
B : Wing-body combination
with higher drag
C : Equivalent body of
revolution for wing-body B
D : “Pinched” body
A, i.e. lower drag c/o B