Recent Developments in the Fluid Mechanics of Hypersonic Wakes.

P. S. Lykoudis

Expert InsightsPublished 1966

An attempt to present and evaluate theoretical and experimental developments in the fluid mechanics of hypersonic wakes since January 1965. Areas receiving emphasis include work done to determine the flow characteristics in the fluid expansion after separation, in the free shear layer, and in the base, recirculation, and recompression regions; work on the mechanism of transition from laminar to turbulent flow in the wake; work on the statistical properties of the turbulent intermittency region at the edge of the turbulent wake core; and work related to understanding the chemistry of production and removal of free electrons in the presence of compressible wake turbulence. 36 pp. Refs.

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Lykoudis, P. S., Recent Developments in the Fluid Mechanics of Hypersonic Wakes. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1966. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P3451.html.
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