A Weakly Supersonic Flow Around Thin Bodies,

Abstract

A two-dimensional steady gas flow past a thin symmetrical body is studied under the assumption that the mach number at infinity is close to unity. The continuous nature of shock-wave formation during transition from sonic to supersonic flow is established mathematically. This solution also explains the 'bursts' in the values of the current function calculated by Vincenti and Wagoner. As a result of the numerical calculations, the first 20 coefficients are found and the transition to plane (x,y) is made.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 12, 1971
Accession Number
AD0727854

Entities

People

  • O. M. Lemeshinskaya
  • S. V. Falkovich

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Flow
  • Gas Flow
  • Mach Number
  • Shock
  • Shock Waves
  • Supersonic Flow
  • Transitions
  • Two Dimensional
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.

Technology Areas

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