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Centred compressions from twodimensional supersonic sails

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It is shown that a twodimensional constant-tension sail in a high-Mach-number stream, will support a nearly centred isentropic compression.

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Es wird gezeigt, daß bei einem zweidimensionalen Segel mit konstanter Spannung, das sich in einer Strömung mit hoher Mach-Zahl befindet, eine nahezu zentrale isentropische Kompression auftritt.

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    J. Pike

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Pike, J. Centred compressions from twodimensional supersonic sails. Ing. arch 41, 377–380 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00533140

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