cape.dkit.dbll: Aerodynamic line load DataKits

This module provides customizations of cape.dkit.rdb that are especially useful for launch vehicle line load databases. The force & moment coefficient names follow common missile naming conventions:

Name

Symbol

Description

CA

CA

Axial force

CY

CY

Side force

CN

CN

Normal force

CLL

C

Rolling moment

CLM

Cm

Pitching moment

CLN

Cn

Yawing moment

Line loads are typically defined for the force coefficients, and the standard for these is to have dCN as a column name, which actually represents the value

\[\frac{\Delta C_N}{\Delta x/L_\mathit{ref}\]

In the limit of finer slices, this becomes dCN/dx/Lref. In other words, the primary data is the derivative of a force coefficient with respect to the non-dimensional x-coordinate.