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The calculation of inviscid hypersonic flow past the lower surface of a delta wing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

E. A. Akinrelere
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Ife, Ibadan, Nigeria

Abstract

Kennett (1963) calculated the hypersonic flow fields past the lower (compression) surface of a delta wing, using the one-strip approximation of the method of integral relations. He obtained solutions only for wings with detached shocks. In this paper, his solutions are extended to wings with attached shocks. Here, the sonic point is inboard of the leading edge which makes the problem mixed. The solutions compare very well with the numerical solutions of the full equations by Babaev (1963a) both in the shock shapes and pressure distributions for various Mach numbers.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1970 Cambridge University Press

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