CALCULATION OF SUPERSONIC FLOW PAST BODIES SUPPORTING SHOCK WAVES SHAPED LIKE ELLIPTIC CONES

摘要

Numerical solutions, are presented for supersonic perfect-gas flow past bodies which support shock waves shaped like elliptic cones. The full inviscid equations of motion are applied. The inverse method of solution is used, wherein the conditions at the shock wave are prescribed and the results are in the form of body shapes and surface pressure distributions. Comparisons are made with existing approximate theories and with results for circular cones.