AN APPROXIMATE SOLUTION FOR COMPRESSIBLE AXISYMMETRIC LAMINAR BOUNDARY LAYERS INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF TRANSVERSE CURVATURE,

Abstract

An approximate momentum integral solution for the compressible axisymmetrix laminar boundary layer when transverse curvature effects are important is presented. Both finite and infinite inviscid Mach numbers are considered. Detailed comparisons with exact asymptotic solutions are given. The method is found, in many instances, to agree to leading order with the exact solutions as the transverse curvature becomes very large--a property that none of the existing approximate solutions for compressible flow possess. Some example calculations for a cone in supersonic and hypersonic flow are presented. Also, the method is applied to the hypersonic self-induced pressure problem for a cone. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 21, 1967
Accession Number
AD0662187

Entities

People

  • Bernard S. Loeb
  • Jay M. Solomon

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Axisymmetric
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Compressible Flow
  • Curvature
  • Flow
  • Geometry
  • Hypersonic Flow
  • Integrals
  • Laminar Boundary Layer
  • Layers
  • Mach Number
  • Momentum
  • Physical Properties
  • Transverse

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Boundary Layers