Affiliations: The First Research Center, Technical Research and
Development Institute, Japan Defense Agency, Naka-Meguro, Meguro, Tokyo,
153-8630, Japan. (Current affiliation: Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics,
School of Engineering, Tokai University, 1117, Kitakaname, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa,
259-1292 Japan.) E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: Using a ballistic range with a small single-stage powder gun,
characteristics of detached shock waves around cylindrical projectiles were
investigated. The detaches shock waves were analyzed quantitatively by
visualization method. The projectiles were made of steel, with a diameter of
5.56 mm and with a mass of 1.77 g. The projectiles were ejected into the test
section of the ballistic range at supersonic speeds. Direction-indicating color
schlieren method (DInCS) was used to visualize the flow field. The stand-off
distance of the detached shock waves and the shape were obtained as the
function of Mach number. The functions were compared with the results obtained
by wind tunnel experiments. Analyzed images provided the quantitative
information on shock shapes. The results were as follows: (1) the stand-off
distances of the detached shock waves have been shown as exponential functions
of Mach number; (2) the shapes of the shock waves have been found as quadratic
functions of Mach number. The differences in the functions between this paper
and a wind tunnel test were shown.