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Structure of the Flow Associated with a Two-Dimensional Supersonic Intake

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

L. F. Henderson*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney
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Summary

The intake is conceived as a device that generates a shock system and a subsonic patch within a supersonic field. The object of the paper is to obtain a qualitative description of this flow structure. The analytical procedure is a simple but fairly powerful mapping technique. Several examples are discussed and these show how the flow on the intake alters under the influence of gradually changing boundary conditions.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1965

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