In: Mechanical Engineering
A small research vehicle with a length of 4 ft travels at Mach 15 at altitudes of 100,000 and 250,000 ft. Determine whether, at these two altitudes, the missile is in the continuum, slip, transition, or free molecular flow regimes. It can be assumed that at an altitude of 100,000 ft, the pressure, temperature, and viscosity are 22 psf, 340 R, and 96 × 10?7 lbm/ft-s, respectively, whereas at an altitude of 250,000 ft, they are 0.11 psf, 450 R, and 100 × 10?7 lbm/ft-s, respectively