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Mechanism of windward vortex shocks about supersonic slender bodies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

S. A. Princet  and
N. Qin
S. A. Princet
Affiliation:
School of Engineering, Cranfield University, Bedford, UK
N. Qin
Affiliation:
School of Engineering, Cranfield University, Bedford, UK
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Abstract

A detailed numerical study has been performed to investigate the origin and mechanism of the formation of windward shocks that have been observed on inclined slender bodies at supersonic speeds inside the bow shock wave around the body. It is shown that the feature is associated with the virtual double cone-like deflection of the supersonic stream by the primary vortices and, as such, can be named the ‘vortex shock’.

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Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 106 , Issue 1063 , September 2002 , pp. 507 - 519
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2002 

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