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Investigations of Generalized Conical Flow Fields

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Adams, Gaynor Jefferson (1954) Investigations of Generalized Conical Flow Fields. Engineer's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/GRS3-P551. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11202003-105420

Abstract

The conical transformation of variables of M.D. Haskind and S. V. Falkovich is applied to the steady-state problem of thin delta wings with subsonic leading edges in a supersonic flow. It is shown that solutions may be obtained, in terms of elliptic functions, for lifting wings of zero thickness with prescribed angle-of-attack distribution, and for symmetric non-lifting where the perturbation pressure is prescribed on the wing surface (thickness case, mean-surface assumption); the wing boundary conditions are assumed to be given in terms of polynomials in the space variables in the plane of the wing. Some previously known results are obtained to illustrate the method of analysis.

Item Type:Thesis (Engineer's thesis)
Subject Keywords:Aeronautical Engineering
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Engineering and Applied Science
Major Option:Aeronautics
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Stewart, Homer Joseph
Group:GALCIT
Thesis Committee:
  • Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:1 January 1954
Record Number:CaltechETD:etd-11202003-105420
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11202003-105420
DOI:10.7907/GRS3-P551
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ID Code:4604
Collection:CaltechTHESIS
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Deposited On:21 Nov 2003
Last Modified:07 Jun 2023 22:37

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