An Experimental Study of the Receptivity of a Compressible Laminar Boundary Layer

Abstract

It remains true that in numerous compressible flows the prediction of transition and its (unknown) sensitivity to various disturbances has a major impact on system performance. It is also probably true that the least well understood aspect of the onset of transition in a supersonic boundary layer is the receptivity of the boundary layer to free stream acoustic disturbances and free stream turbulence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA502767

Entities

People

  • Garry L. Brown

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Air Force
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Compressible Flow
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Free Stream
  • Frequency
  • Laminar Boundary Layer
  • Layers
  • Leading Edges
  • Measurement
  • Transitions
  • Wave Packets
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Boundary Layers