Author: John E. BurkhalterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aerodynamics, Supersonic
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
A method for determining the basic pressure distribution on an axisymmetric body in supersonic flow has been evaluated. Supersonic line sources with linearly varying strengths placed along the centerline of the body were used to generate the body shape. The results of these theoretical computations for an isolated body agreed very well with experimental data. Two approaches were investigated to determine the pressure distribution on two bodies interfering with each other. In the first approach supersonic point sources were placed along an image line, as determined by subsonic theory, and along the body centerline. The strengths of these point sources were determined so that body boundary conditions were met on top and bottom of each interfering body. Computational problems were encountered with this techniuqe resulting from the nature of induced velocities from a supersonic point source and the approach was finally abandoned. The second interference approach utilized linearly varying line sources placed along an image line and along the body centerline. The location of the image line is solely a function of the delta-x interval chosen for the problem. As before, body boundary conditions were met on top and on bottom of each interfering body. The results of these computations appear realistic for thin bodies.
