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We review some of the early research on supersonic combustion, some of the special problems connected with the analysis of high speed turbulent reacting flows and then suggest a flow suitable for a systematic investigation of these problems.
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Libby, P.A. (1997). Observations Concerning Supersonic Combustion. In: Champion, M., Deshaies, B. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Combustion in Supersonic Flows. Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 39. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5432-1_1
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