Area Rule

Area Rule is a design principle in transonic aerodynamics that prescribes a smooth longitudinal distribution of cross-sectional area to minimize wave drag by reducing abrupt changes in the equivalent two-dimensional flow field.

35

Publications

1.4K

Citations

68

Authors

44

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Variants

Whitcomb Area Rule

Authors

68

  1. KR
    Kenneth R. Hall

    Texas A&M University, United States

    4 publications · 72 citations

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  2. PT
    Philip T. Eubank

    Texas A&M University, United States

    4 publications · 72 citations

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  3. GS
    Guor-Shiarn Shyu

    Texas A&M University, United States

    3 publications · 43 citations

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  4. NS
    Nishawn S. M. Hanif

    Texas A&M University, United States

    3 publications · 43 citations

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  5. RT
    R. T. Whitcomb

    Langley Research Center, United States

    2 publications · 34 citations

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  1. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    2 publications · 35 citations

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  2. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

    2 publications · 29 citations

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  3. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)

    Repository · 2 publications · 34 citations

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  4. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 2 publications · 582 citations

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