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Wind profiles for space shuttle loads analysis
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Adelfang, S. I. |
| Copyright Year | 1978 |
| Description | The small scale wind velocity perturbations in vertical wind profiles at Cape Kennedy, Florida were analyzed in order to derive information for simulations of space shuttle ascent through the perturbed atmosphere. The available statistical data does not permit specification of various aspects of idealized singularities and wavelike perturbations with a reasonable degree of confidence. The information developed as a result of the analysis described in Section 3 of this report is suitable for the further development of idealized models. The term perturbation is used instead of the more common term, gust. According to the conventional approach, a gust profile is calculated by applying a high pass digital filter to a Jimsphere profile; all the speeds in the filtered profile are defined as gusts. The high pass filtered profile is defined as a residual profile and the maximum residual in the vicinity of a specified reference height is defined as the gust. Gusts defined in this manner represent the perturbation peaks. A detailed discussion of the calculation of residual profiles and gusts is given. The meteorological coordinate system, the data sample, and Jimsphere profiles are also described. Recommendations and conclusions are presented. |
| File Size | 3083216 |
| Page Count | 77 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19810012137 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2d84496x |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1978-12-29 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Cape Kennedy Launch Complex Space Shuttles Velocity Distribution Wind Profiles Florida Digital Filters Vertical Air Currents Meteorological Parameters Jimsphere Balloons Winds Aloft Gust Loads Aerodynamic Loads Ascent Trajectories Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |