Investigations at Supersonic Speeds of the Base Pressure on Bodies of Revolution with and Without Sweptback Stabilizing Fins |
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04 Base 16 Base pressure 2.0 Mach number affect the base approximately base area base configurations base diameter Base pressure coefficient base sections base segments base shapes Boattail base bodies of revolution body diameter body length body with varying body without fins boundary layer center line Conical nose Cusp base cylindrical base cylindrical center section displacement thickness Disturbance position/body diameter disturbances entering effect of nose effect on base effects of sting-support entering the wake fin effects fin-body juncture fineness ratio finned body finned parabolic body inches increasing Reynolds number initial point investigation laminar flow lower Reynolds numbers NACA Figure natural transition nose and base nose and cusp nose shape ogive nose point of zero pressure with Reynolds Radome nose Schlieren photographs shown in figure sting diameter sting-support diameter sting-supported bodies supersonic tests trailing shock triggering effect unfinned bodies Variation of base various bases varying nose viscous effects zero effect