Experimental investigation on spiked body in hypersonic flow

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 1136, 2008, Pages 593-598

  Kalimuthu, R ^a   Mehta, R C ^b   Rathakrishnan, E ^c  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ANGLE OF ATTACK; AUTOMOBILE BODIES; DRAG; DRAG REDUCTION; GEOMETRY; HYPERSONIC FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMIC COEFFICIENTS; AERODYNAMIC FORCES; AEROSPIKE; DRAG REDUCTION MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HIGH SPEED VEHICLES; HYPERSONIC WIND TUNNELS; SCHLIEREN PICTURE;

AERODYNAMIC DRAG;

EID: 55149104766     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0001924000002554     Document Type: Article

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