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Aerodynamic characteristics research on wide-speed range waverider configuration

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Waverider generated from a given flow field has a high lift-to-drag ratio because of attached bow shock on leading edge. However, leading edge blunt and off-design condition can make bow shock off leading edge and have unfavorable influence on aerodynamic characteristics. So these two problems have always been concerned as important engineering science issues by aeronautical engineering scientists. In this paper, through respectively using low speed and high speed waverider design principles, a wide-speed rang vehicle is designed, which can level takeoff and accelerate to hypersonic speed for cruise. In addition, sharp leading edge is blunted to alleviated aeroheating. Theoretical study and wind tunnel test show that this vehicle has good aerodynamic performance in wide-speed range of subsonic, transonic, supersonic and hypersonic speeds.

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  1. Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    FaMin Wang & MaiFang Lei

  2. The Second System Design Department of the Second Research Academy of CASIC, Beijing, 100854, China

    HaiHe Ding

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10772186) and the Key Foundation of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 90505016)

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Wang, F., Ding, H. & Lei, M. Aerodynamic characteristics research on wide-speed range waverider configuration. Sci. China Ser. E-Technol. Sci. 52, 2903–2910 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-009-0258-2

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