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Contents
1
Introduction
2
Normal, oblique and expansion waves
3
Flow over airfoils and wings
3.1
Subsonic flow
3.2
Transonic flow
3.3
Supersonic flow
4
Flows through nozzles and diffusers
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Introduction
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Normal, oblique and expansion waves
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Flow over airfoils and wings
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Subsonic flow
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Transonic flow
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Transonic flow over an airfoil
Comparison of flow around conventional and supercritical airfoils at transonic speeds
NASA F-8A Crusader Supercritical Wing Aircraft
A modern airliner
A380
,
M
c
r
u
i
s
e
=
0.85
−
0.96
{\displaystyle M_{cruise}=0.85-0.96}
A modern tuboprop military cargo airplane
A400M
,
M
c
r
u
i
s
e
=
0.68
−
0.72
{\displaystyle M_{cruise}=0.68-0.72}
and
M
p
r
o
p
e
l
l
e
r
≈
0.7
−
1.3
{\displaystyle M_{propeller}\approx 0.7-1.3}
NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH),
M
p
r
o
p
e
l
l
e
r
≈
0.4
−
0.8
{\displaystyle M_{propeller}\approx 0.4-0.8}
Supersonic flow
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Flows through nozzles and diffusers
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