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An Asymptotic Solution for the Centre of a Rolled-up Conical Vortex Sheet in Compressible Flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

Susan N. Brown  and
K. W. Mangler
Susan N. Brown
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University College, London
K. W. Mangler
Affiliation:
Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough
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Summary

The asymptotic solution, valid near the centre of a rolled-up vortex sheet, obtained by Mangier and Weber, is generalised to include the effects of compressibility. The vortex sheet is taken to be embedded in a potential flow, and the flow field is assumed to be conical.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 18 , Issue 4 , November 1967 , pp. 354 - 366
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1967

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