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Incipient separation on flared bodies at hypersonic speeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

K. Kontis  and
J. L. Stollery
K. Kontis
Affiliation:
Gas Dynamics LaboratoryNagoya UniversityNagoya, Japan
J. L. Stollery
Affiliation:
Cranfield College of AeronauticsCranfield UniversityCranfield, UK
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Abstract

The aerodynamic effectiveness of a cylinder-flare body at zero incidence under laminar and turbulent boundary-layer conditions has been studied experimentally. Two nose geometries, namely a 10° half-angle sharp cone and a hemisphere, were used. The study has been carried out in a hypersonic gun tunnel at a Mach number of 8·2 and a Reynolds number of 158,100, based on the cylinder diameter, at flare angles 0°, 10°, 20°, 30° and 45°. The surface flow was studied using oil-dot and liquid crystal techniques. Some information regarding the shock layer was obtained from schlieren pictures. The effects of entropy layer and boundary-layer state on flare effectiveness were deduced from pressure measurements over the cylinder and the flare.

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Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 103 , Issue 1027 , September 1999 , pp. 405 - 414
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1999 

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