Accession Number:
AD0256234
Title:
EFFECTS OF COOLING ON TRANSITION IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER ON A HEMISPHERE IN SIMULATED HYPERSONIC FLOW
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Corporate Author:
MICHIGAN UNIV ANN ARBOR
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Report Date:
1961-02-01
Pagination or Media Count:
117.0
Abstract:
A study was made to investigate the effects of cooling on transition in the boundary layer on the nose of a 9-inch diameter hemisphere in simulated hypersonic flow, with the aim of gaining some knowledge of the circumstances under which boundary-layer cooling may promote a reduction in transition Reynolds number transition reversal. The influences of cooling in increasing the stability to Tollmien-Schlichting type disturbances, in decreasing any stabilizing effects of convex curvature, and in increasing the magnitude of disturbances from fixed roughness elements, are discussed.
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Subject Categories:
- Fluid Mechanics