AN ESTIMATE OF THE EFFECTS OF A LAMINAR EQUILIBRIUM BOUNDARY LAYER ON THE DOWNSTREAM WAKE

Abstract

In this report the problem considered is that of the contribution of the laminar boundary layer to the structure of the flow field of re-entry vehicles and whether its effect may be significant for inclusion in the detailed analysis for the chemical species in the wake. It was found that the electron distribution in the flow field at the rear of the body can be satisfactorily represented without taking into account the presence of the boundary layer. For the 2 1/2 -inch-nose-radius body considered, the contribution of the equilibrium laminar boundary layer to the dissociated ionized flow may be neglected for further analysis of the wake.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 18, 1962
Accession Number
AD0601317

Entities

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Arm Bones
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Government Procurement
  • High Altitude
  • Inviscid Flow
  • Laminar Boundary Layer
  • Layers
  • Mass Flow
  • Pressure Distribution

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics