Plane-Flame Simulation of the Wake Behind an Internally Propelled Vehicle. Part III. Experimental Simulation of a Supersonic Vehicle by a Detonation

摘要

The flow field induced by an internally-propelled vehicle traveling through a tube at a supersonic speed is simulated experimentally by the flow field induced by a detonation. The results indicate that as the vehicle continues to travel at a constant velocity, the effects of friction and heat transfer cause a region of flow to develop which is steady in the frame of reference of the vehicle. This steady-flow region starts directly behind the vehicle and gradually grows to fill the entire flow field as time progresses. (Author)