ON THE EFFECT OF TRANSVERSE CURVATURE IN COMPRESSIBLE LAMINAR BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW OVER SLENDER BODIES OF REVOLUTION,

Abstract

The effect of transverse curvature on the compressible laminar boundary layer flow over slender axisymmetric powerlaw bodies is investigated, employing the momentum integral technique. Pressure gradients are neglected and the body surface is assumed to be insulated. Asymptotic solutions for the skin friction coefficient are derived in the regimes of weak and strong curvature effects. A numerical integration, covering the entire range of curvature effects, was carried out for the cone. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 04, 1964
Accession Number
AD0600987

Entities

People

  • Jan Raat

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bodies
  • Bodies Of Revolution
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Curvature
  • Flow
  • Friction
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Laminar Boundary Layer
  • Layers
  • Numerical Integration
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Skin Friction
  • Slender Bodies

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics