James S. and Judith A. Barrowman Report

Collection — Box: One

Identifier: 2017-04-08

The James S. and Judith A. Barrowman Report is a small collection consisting of a research and development report on center of pressure prediction in rocketry written by James S. and Judith A. Barrowman. The report was presented at at the National Association of Rocketry's NARAM-8 on August 18, 1966.

The title of the report is "The Theoretical Prediction of the Center of Pressure" and examines how the stability of a rocket is affected by its center of gravity and center of pressure. The objective of the report is "to derive subsonic theoretical center of pressure equations of a general rocket configuration. And to simplify the resulting equations without a great loss of accuracy." These equations would allow a rocketeer to create a successful rocket design before constructing it. The typewritten report includes many hand-drawn diagrams and several hand-written addenda.

The collection also includes an undated NASA publication, "Calculating the Center of Pressure on a Rocket."

Dates

1966 August

Creator

Barrowman, James S. (Person)

Language of Materials

All materials are in English.

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This collection is open for research and is accessible in the Dahlberg Research Center by appointment. For more information contact us.

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