hypersonic flow


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hypersonic flow

[¦hī·pər′sän·ik ′flō]
(fluid mechanics)
Flow of a fluid over a body at hypersonic speeds, and in which shock waves start at a finite distance from the surface of the body.
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In Section 2, descriptions of the modeling of a hypersonic flow field and the high-order ADE-FDTD method are briefly revisited.
Backward Scattering Characteristics of a Reentry Vehicle Enveloped by a Hypersonic Flow Field
A high-order finite difference method is employed to simulate the hypersonic flow field to analyze the evolution of the disturbance wave in the hypersonic boundary layer and to investigate the effect of roughness on receptivity of the boundary layer.
Receptivity of the Boundary Layer over a Blunt Wedge with Distributed Roughness at Mach 6
In the present study, a simply supported square plate fluttering in hypersonic flow is considered.
New Look at Nonlinear Aerodynamics in Analysis of Hypersonic Panel Flutter
In addition, upwind schemes show strong robustness in hypersonic flow simulation even when they are made high-order accurate [18].
Temporal and spatial evolution characteristics of disturbance wave in a hypersonic boundary layer due to single-frequency entropy disturbance
This reflects the quality of good mathematical models that capture the details of hypersonic flows. The power of these computer programs, which calculate those details, enables NASA to learn much from only a few flights of the X-43.
Origins of Hypersonic Propulsion: A Personal History
The supersonic or hypersonic flow after the conical shock reattaches to the blunt body shoulder and leads to the formation of the reattached shock.
Hypersonic Flow Field Reconfiguration and Drag Reduction of Blunt Body with Spikes and Sideward Jets
Friedmann, "Aeroelastic and aerothermoelastic analysis in hypersonic flow: Past, present, and future," AIAA Journal, vol.
Neural Networks Approximator Based Robust Adaptive Controller Design of Hypersonic Flight Vehicles Systems Coupled with Stochastic Disturbance and Dynamic Uncertainties
The potential fields of cooperation include technologies for UAVs; avionics and ground systems; aircraft structures; gas turbines; wind tunnels; store integration; hypersonic flow; flow control; space technologies; computational methods; aeroelasticity; optronics; radar and aero acoustics.
Joint Centre of Excellence in Aeronautics Research
(2) Investigation of the double-cone hypersonic flow reveals that the three collisions models can predict the pressure coefficient and the Stanton number trends.
DSMC simulation and experimental validation of shock interaction in hypersonic low density flow
Because they lack mechanical compressors, scramjets require the high kinetic energy of a hypersonic flow to compress the incoming air to operational conditions.
How true to life? Building uncertainty into supercomputer simulations of hypersonic flight engines
The T3 Hypersonic Shock Tunnel is capable of generating both high and low enthalpy hypersonic flow conditions.
Experimental Investigation of Brazilian 14-X B Hypersonic Scramjet Aerospace Vehicle
However, very few works were conducted on the effects of freestream pulse wave on hypersonic flow and boundary layer stability characteristic, whereas the interactions between freestream pulse wave and hypersonic flow as well as boundary layer are rather different from freestream continuous wave.
Response of a hypersonic boundary layer to freestream pulse acoustic disturbance

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