A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF CURVED BOW SHOCK FRONTS.

Abstract

Several curve fitting techniques were investigated in an attempt to develop an analytical expression which accurately describes the curved bow shock front produced by pointed bodies of revolution at angles of attack in a supersonic stream. The methods employed provided a curve fit with reasonable accuracy; however, from an analytical viewpoint difficulty was experienced with each of the methods in the satisfaction of one or more of the shock front boundary conditions. These difficulties were not considered serious, provided the local slope and curvature of the shock front were not required along the entire shock front. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0652805

Entities

People

  • P. H. Miller

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Bodies
  • Bodies Of Revolution
  • Boundaries
  • Bow Shock
  • Cooperation
  • Curvature
  • Curve Fitting
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Revolutions
  • Shock

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Organizational Psychology.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Boundary Layers
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow