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MANEUVERING REENTRY VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED PENETRATION AIDS STUDY

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 2149
Amount: $74,904.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1985
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
P O Box 3100
Andover, MA 01810
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 DR HARTMUT H LEGNER
 (617) 475-9030
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

THE PROPOSED RESEARCH EFFORT CONSIDERS A DEVICE WITH SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR ANTI-SIMULATION: A NEAR-WAKE TETHER. THIS DEVICE RELIES UPON THE ALTERATION OF INITIAL CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPTED WAKE BY INTRODUCING STREAMWISE AND CROSSSTREAM VORTICITY INTO THE WAKE. THE TECHNIQUE IS VERY GENERAL AND ENVISIONED TO FUNCTION AT ALL ALTITUDES OF INTEREST. THE TECHNICAL APPROACH INCLUDES WAKE FLUID MECHANICS MODELING, AEROTHERMODYNAMICS ANALYSIS, AND FLIGHT STABILITY CHARACTERIZATION. A FEASIBILITY EXPERIMENT FOR GROUND-TEST EVALUATION WILL ALSO BE DESIGNED.

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