Application of Raleigh-Ritz Method for Determining Optimum Blunt-Nosed Missile Geometries

  • S. C. Jain Defence Science Centre, Delhi
Keywords: Ballistic factor, Friction parameters

Abstract

Raleigh-Ritz method has been applied to solve the problem of determining optimum blunt-nosed missile shapes of minimum ballistic factor. It has been found that in both the cases, i.e.,(i)lenght& diameter, and (ii)diameter and wetted area given in advance the optimum shapes are purely upto critical values of the friction parameters defined in the two cases and beyond these values the shapes are regular followed by cylinders.

Author Biography

S. C. Jain, Defence Science Centre, Delhi
Defence Science Centre, Delhi
Published
2013-01-01
How to Cite
Jain, S. (2013). Application of Raleigh-Ritz Method for Determining Optimum Blunt-Nosed Missile Geometries. Defence Science Journal, 41(2), 149-156. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.41.4421
Section
Armaments & Explosives