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The flow of a jet from a body opposing a supersonic free stream

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

P. J. Finley
P. J. Finley
Affiliation:
Engineering Department, Cambridge University Present address: Engineering Department, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
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Abstract

A series of experiments is described in which a jet issues from an orifice at the nose of a body in supersonic flow to oppose the mainstream. An analytical model of the flow is developed which suggests that the aerodynamic features of a steady flow depend primarily on a jet flow-force coefficient, and the Mach number of the jet in its exit plane. A sufficient condition for steady flow is developed. The experiments are found to agree well with predictions based on the flow model. A short account is presented of some previous investigations, and some of their conclusions are re-examined in the light of the present study.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , October 1966 , pp. 337 - 368
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© 1966 Cambridge University Press

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