Abstract:

To get the surface temperature characteristics of projectile flying at high rotational speed, based on the six degree of freedom (6-DOF) rigid body trajectory model, the heat balance equations were established by using node thermal network method. With the heat exchange theory of flow around a cylin- der, the influence of rotation was considered for the calculation of aerodynamic heating. The temperature field distribution under the control of trajectory data and airflow properties was obtained by solving the trajectory equations and the heat balance equations simultaneously. Finally, the factors which have im- pact on the surface average temperature field, including launching velocity, initial rotational speed, launching angle and airflow temperature, were also studied. The results show that the surface temperature increases with launching velocity non-linearly. The temperature gradient is inversely proportional to the distance from the warhead. The bigger the initial rotational speed is, the higher the peak temperature and the rate of temperature change are. The higher the airflow temperature is, and the smaller the launching angle is, the higher the average temperature is.

Key words: thermotics, high rotational speed, exterior ballistic, aerodynamic heating, temperature field