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An Experimental Investigation of Base Flows at Supersonic Speeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

M. A. Badrinarayanan
M. A. Badrinarayanan*
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
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Summary

Detailed measurements in the wake flow behind blunt based two-dimensional and three-dimensional bodies have been made at M = 2. The results throw some light on the behaviour of separated flows and indicate the importance of flow reversal. The results for the two-dimensional body are in agreement with the Crocco and Lees’ theory on separated shear flows. A preliminary study of the effect of air injection at the base shows that the base pressures increase significantly.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 65 , Issue 607 , July 1961 , pp. 475 - 482
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1989

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