A NOTE ON THE CORRECTING OF MEASURED PRESSURES FOR FREE-STREAM FLOW GRADIENTS IN HYPERSONIC FLOW,
Abstract
The effect of free-stream flow gradients upon the pressures measured along a thin body was studied. An expansion procedure using the Mach number gradient as the expansion parameter was used to determine the effect of these gradients upon the pressures measured on a wedge. These results were then used to determine the effect of the flow gradients upon other bodies, in particular, a flat plate with a blunted leading edge. A comparison with experimental and exact calculated values indicates that this method is in better agreement with the uniform flow pressure distribution than the methods presently in use. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0627423
Entities
People
- R. A. Makofski
Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory