Use of phase-change paints to study fin-body interference heating /

In recent years the phase-change paint technique has evolved into an accepted diagnostic tool in high-speed wind-tunnel testing. This report documents use of the method at the Naval Surface Weapons Center, White Oak Laboratory, to study aerodynamic interference heating on fin-body configurations. Various aspects of both the underlying theory and the experimental method are enumerated based on experience and on information from other researchers. Analytic relationships are presented which indicate how uncertainties in the various input parameters affect the uncertainty in the heat-transfer coefficient. Advantages and disadvantages of the phase-change paint method are discussed.Excerpts presented at the Tenth Navy Symposium on Aeroballistics, 15-17 July 1975, Fredericksburg, Virginia.Report date: 1 April 1976.A320-320C/WF32-322-205.Includes bibliographic references.In recent years the phase-change paint technique has evolved into an accepted diagnostic tool in high-speed wind-tunnel testing. This report documents use of the method at the Naval Surface Weapons Center, White Oak Laboratory, to study aerodynamic interference heating on fin-body configurations. Various aspects of both the underlying theory and the experimental method are enumerated based on experience and on information from other researchers. Analytic relationships are presented which indicate how uncertainties in the various input parameters affect the uncertainty in the heat-transfer coefficient. Advantages and disadvantages of the phase-change paint method are discussed.Mode of access: Internet