Aerodynamic study of air flow over a curved fin rocket

• Main Authors: Dahalan, M. N., Suni, A. F., Ishak, I. S., Mohd., N. A. R. N., Mat, S.
• Format: Article
• Published: Penerbit Akademia Baru 2017
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/76384/; https://www.scop-us.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85042793816&partnerID=40&md5=12b43b5cdf155aabe382e681d4d62778
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This paper summarizes a study of the aerodynamic characteristics of a curved fin rocket. The study was conducted with the use of semi-empirical method and numerical simulation. The semi-empirical method was implemented with USAF DATCOM as a reference. The ANSYS Fluent was used for the numerical simu...