An Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Hypersonic Viscous Interaction Pressure Effects

Abstract

At hypersonic speeds, the deceleration of the fluid by the viscous processes in a boundary layer generally produces very high temperatures. One result of these high temperatures is an increase in the thickness encountered at the same freestream Reynolds number at lower speeds. Viscous interaction is one of a number of important high speed phenomena that require proper evaluation prior to making any realistic aerodynamic performance estimate for a high speed vehicle. It is the purpose of the report to experimentally investigate several interaction theories.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0778487

Entities

People

  • Neil J. Sliski

Organizations

  • Flight Dynamics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Flat Plate Models
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • High Temperature
  • Leading Edges
  • Mach Number
  • Mechanics
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Reynolds Number
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow