Table 2: Dimensionless parameters for the wind tunnel and the suborbital plane.
|
Wind tunnel |
Space Plane |
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Liquid |
Nitrogen |
Methane |
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Air speed [m. s-1] |
20.8 |
32.0 |
43.1 |
162.3 |
Reynold’s air |
7.52*105 |
1.16*106 |
1.56*106 |
5.19*105 |
Reynold’s liquid |
1.39*104 |
2.14*104 |
2.88*104 |
1.00*106 |
Weber air |
2.75*105 |
6.52*105 |
1.18*106 |
1.20*105 |
Weber liquid |
1.06*102 |
2.52*102 |
4.57*102 |
3.10*104 |
q |
0.26 |