Nonlinear unsteady supersonic flow analysis for slender bodies of revolution: Theory (Q679409)

Summary: We construct analytical solutions for the problem of nonlinear supersonic flow past slender bodies of revolution due to small amplitude oscillations. The method employed is based on the splitting of the time-dependent small perturbation equation in a nonlinear time-independent partial differential equation for steady flow, and a linear time-dependent equation for unsteady flow. Solutions in the form of three-parameter family of surfaces for the first equation are constructed, while solutions including one arbitrary function are derived for the second equation. As an application, the evaluation of the small perturbation velocity resultants for a flow past a right circular cone is obtained making use of convenient boundary and initial conditions.