Hypersonic Slender Body Aerodynamics (Hardcover)

Preface xi

About the Author xiii

Nomenclature xv

About the Companion Website xix

1 Basics1

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Supersonic Transport Aircraft 3

1.3 Wings of Supersonic Aircraft 4

1.4 Basic Equations 9

1.5 Pressure Distribution on the Surface 13

1.6 Theoretical Methods - Inviscid Flow 20

1.7 Stability Derivatives for Delta Wings 27

1.8 Method of Vortex (Source and Sink) Distribution 35

1.9 Cone in Supersonic Flow 45

1.10 Optimization (Supersonic Flow) 47

1.11 Lift-Case 51

1.12 Nonlinear Theories 55

1.13 Summary 59

2 Hypersonic Aerodynamics (Slender Bodies) 65

2.1 Introduction 65

2.2 Mach Number Independence Principle 68

2.3 Atmospheric Properties 70

2.4 Hypersonic Flow Characteristics 71

2.5 Governing Equations 72

2.6 Comparison of Supersonic and Hypersonic Flow 76

2.7 Re-entry Problem 79

2.8 Flow Past a Semi-wedge 80

2.9 Hypersonic Limiting Case 85

2.10 Newtonian Formula 86

2.11 Surface Pressure Distribution 88

2.12 Modified Newtonian Formula 89

2.13 Tangent Wedge or Tangent Cone Method 90

2.14 Busemann Correction for Centrifugal Force 90

2.15 Shock-Expansion Method 93

2.16 Theory of Slender Hypersonic Bodies 98

2.17 Principle of Equivalence for Slender Hypersonic Bodies 102

2.18 Design of Three-Dimensional Hypersonic Slender Bodies 104

2.19 Caret-Wing or Nonweiler Wing or Wave-Rider 105

2.20 Off-design Conditions for Caret-Wings 107

2.21 Approximate Theories for Caret-Wings 108

2.22 Supersonic Test Facilities 113

2.23 Comparison of Theoretical and Experimental Results 120

2.24 Stability Derivatives 121

2.25 Summary 125

3 Application of Slender-body Theory 133

3.1 Introduction 133

3.2 Leading-Edge Heat Transfer 136

3.3 Stagnation-Point Heat Transfer 137

3.4 Heat Transfer Limitations for Slender-body Vehicles 140

3.5 Sublimation 143

3.6 Aerodynamic Effects 143

3.7 Nose Bluntness 144

3.8 Blast-wave Theory 146

3.9 Thin Shock Layers 148

3.10 Summary 149

4 Experimental Approach 155

4.1 Introduction 155

4.2 Drag of Slender Bodies 155

4.3 Axisymmetric Slender Bodies 160

4.4 Summary 161

Exercise Problems 163

A Appendix 165

References 171

Further Readings 173

Index 175