FUNDAMENTAL RELATIONS IN THE SUPERSONIC FLOW OF A PERFECT GAS AND THE METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS CALCULATIVE TECHNIQUE

Abstract

An attempt is presented to bring together from the fields of thermodynamics, aerodynamics, and mathematics all of the elements of the theory underlying the Method of Characteristics in establishing the fundamental relations in the supersonic flow of a perfect gas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 25, 1963
Accession Number
AD0481391

Entities

People

  • P. J. Aucoin Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Equations Of State
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Gas Laws
  • Mach Number
  • Navier Stokes Equations
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Plug Nozzles
  • Shock Waves
  • Specific Heat
  • Steady State
  • Vans

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flight