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Experimental study of the evolution of perturbations in the supersonic wake behind a flat plate

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The evolution of perturbations in the wake of a flat plate (with symmetric wedge-shaped nose and tail) is studied experimentally at the Mach number M=2 for various plate thicknesses and tail lengths.

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Novosibirsk. Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 167–171, July–August, 1996.

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Lysenko, V.I. Experimental study of the evolution of perturbations in the supersonic wake behind a flat plate. Fluid Dyn 31, 618–621 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02031771

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