An Experimental Investigation of The Flow Over Simple Two-Dimensional and Axial Symmetric Bodies at Hypersonic Speeds

A s t u d y of t h e inviscid shock shape a n d p ressure d i s t r i b u t i o n a b o u t t h i c k t w o d i m e n s i o n a l a n d axial s y m m e t r i c bodies was c o n d u c t e d in t h e P r i n c e t o n Univers i ty H e l i u m Hypersonic T u n n e l . Deta i l s were o b t a i n e d for flat a n d semic i rcu la r l ead ing edges for M a c h n u m b e r s b e tween 11 a n d 19. F r o m t h e Schl ieren p i c tu r e s , t h e shock shape , d e t a c h m e n t d i s t ance a n d sonic p o i n t on t h e shock were found . S imi la r p re s su re d i s t r i b u t i o n s were o b t a i n e d for cor responding t w o d i m e n s i o n a l a n d axial s y m m e t r i c bodies .