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Hypersonic Blunt-Body Gas Dynamics

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The intent in this chapter is to present some of the methods and techniques being used in the aerospace industry to determine the flow field around a blunt body moving at hypersonic speed. In this context, attention is given primarily to presenting the more significant results obtained in recent years, and, where possible, experimental results are compared with theoretical predictions. Before discussing these methods and results, however, it is worthwhile to view the role that flow-field analysis plays in the design of a hypersonic vehicle.

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McCarthy, J.F. (1969). Hypersonic Blunt-Body Gas Dynamics. In: Loh, W.H.T. (eds) Modern Developments in Gas Dynamics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8624-1_5

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