Transonic Flow Past Cone-Cylinders

Author: Solomon, George Edward

Year: 1953

Degree: Dissertation (Ph.D.)

Advisors: Liepmann, Hans Wolfgang; Cole, Julian D.; Roshko, Anatol

Committee Member: Unknown, Unknown

Option: Aeronautics; Physics

DOI: 10.7907/DE4W-ZJ43

Abstract

Experimental results are presented for transonic flow past cone-cylinder, axially symmetric bodies. The drag coefficient, surface Mach number, etc. are studied as the free stream Mach number is varied and, wherever possible, the experimental results are compared with theoretical predictions. Interferometric results for several typical flow configurations are shown and an example of shock-free supersonic to subsonic compression is experimentally demonstrated.

The theoretical problem of transonic flow past finite cones is discussed briefly and an approximate solution of the axially symmetric transonic equations, valid for a semi-infinite cone, is presented.

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