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On non-steady motion of slender bodies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

John W. Miles
John W. Miles*
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University of California, Los Angeles
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Summary

Following the original work of Munk, Jones, and Ward for steady flow, a solution is given for unsteady, supersonic flow over very slender bodies of revolution and wings. The results are subject to the restriction (M2- l)δ2 loge [(M2- 1)½ δ]«1 where δ is the slenderness ratio, M is the Mach number and, in addition, to the usual restrictions imposed by linearisation. As examples, the lifts and pitching moments on flat wings and bodies of revolution executing pitching motion and the damping moment on a rolling wing are calculated.

It is shown that the order of approximation is consistent with the limitations already imposed by linearisation, at least in supersonic flow, where no Kutta condition is required.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , November 1950 , pp. 183 - 194
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1950

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