A SIMPLE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SHOCK AND EXPANSION PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS AS A BASIS FOR STUDYING TWO-DIMENSIONAL HYPERSONIC FLOW

Abstract

A simple relation between the two-dimensional wedge pressure coefficients for shock and expansion is shown to apply for the entire hypersonic regime. As a consequence, the hypersonic small-disturbance theory expressions for these coefficients are further simplified as are calculations of pressure distributions on arbitrary two-dimensional configurations at hypersonic speeds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 1957
Accession Number
AD0606262

Entities

People

  • J. L. Raymond

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Coefficients
  • Compression
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Hard Copy
  • Hypersonic Flow
  • Leading Edges
  • Mach Number
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Shock
  • Shock Waves
  • Static Pressure
  • Two Dimensional
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow