EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE MEAN FLOW AND STABILITY OF THE LAMINAR SUPERSONIC CONE WAKE.

Abstract

The mean flow and stability of the near wake of a cone at Mach number 4.3 were studied experimentally. Free stream Reynolds numbers varied from 40,600 to 94,300. The cone had a 7 degree half angle, a sharp nose, and a wall temperature very close to recovery temperature. Important differences between the measured supersonic wake and other investigators' measurements in hypersonic cone wakes are found. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0702136

Entities

People

  • Dennis K. Mclaughlin

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Free Stream
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Recovery
  • Reynolds Number

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

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