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A computational study of hypersonic flow over two bodies in tandem was made with the aim to understand the problems that may be encountered when the drag of a ballute is used to decelerate a spacecraft in the outer atmosphere of a planet for aerocapture. When the trailing body is large, shock-shock interaction causes the flow to become violently unsteady. This can be avoided by making the second body in the shape of a ring. Several configurations are examined, and the interesting phenomena that occur are discussed.
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Received 27 July 2001 / Accepted 8 February 2002
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Hornung, H. Hypersonic flow over bodies in tandem. Shock Waves 11, 441–445 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001930200131
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001930200131