Wide excursions of the boundary-layer transition region are expected to occur on the X-30 National Aerospace Plane (NASP) due to the high Mach number, high temperature, and low density environment experienced during flight. Undesirable features of the transition region, such as the peak heat transfer rate, make it important to understand transition region physics. The current study investigates transition extent in 2D and axisymmetric bounday-layer flows. Surface-pitot and recovery temperature data obtained on a cone and flat plate at Mach 3.5 in the Supersonic Low-Disturbance Pilot Tunnel at NASA Langley are presented. Results show the effects of the unit Reynolds number, freestream disturbances, and nose/leading-edge bluntness on the extent of transition.


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    Title :

    Boundary-layer transition extent measurements on a cone and flat plate at Mach 3.5


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    Conference:

    AIAA, Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit ; 1993 ; Reno, NV, United States


    Publication date :

    1993-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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