Investigation of the Development of Laminar Boundary-Layer Instabilities along a Sharp Cone

摘要

Measurements of mean-flow and fluctuating-flow parameters were made in the boundary layer on a sharp 7-deg cone in an investigation of the stability of laminar boundary layers. The flow fluctuation measurements were made using hot-wire anemometry techniques. Flow field profiles and model surface conditions were also measured. The testing was performed at a free-stream Mach number of 8 for free-stream Unit-Reynolds numbers of 1.0-, 2.0-, and 3.0-million per foot. The test equipment and techniques and the data acquisition and reduction procedures are described. Analysis of the hot-wire anemometer data is beyond the scope of this report.