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Mach Number

Mach Number is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics defined as the ratio of the velocity of an object moving through a fluid to the local speed of sound in that fluid, serving as a critical parameter for characterizing compressible flow regimes.

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The influence of solid boundaries upon aerodynamic sound

N. Curle · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1955 · 1.9K citations

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The compressible turbulent shear layer: an experimental study

Dimitri Papamoschou, A. Roshko · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1988 · 1.5K citations

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Galactic Winds

Sylvain Veilleux, Gerald Cecil, Joss Bland‐Hawthorn · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2005 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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The Angular Momentum of the Solar Wind

E. J. Weber, Jr. Davis Leverett · The Astrophysical Journal · 1967 · 1.4K citations

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REPORT: A MODEL FOR FLOWS IN CHANNELS, PIPES, AND DUCTS AT MICRO AND NANO SCALES

Ali Beskok · Microscale Thermophysical Engineering · 1999 · 1.3K citations

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    Mo Samimy

    The Ohio State University, United States

    58 publications · 4.2K citations

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    C. T. Russell

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    39 publications · 2.5K citations

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    Roger L. Kimmel

    United States Air Force Research Laboratory, United States

    36 publications · 1.5K citations

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    Sanjiva K. Lele

    Stanford University, United States

    34 publications · 3.3K citations

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    Sher Afghan Khan

    International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia

    54 publications · 1.4K citations

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  1. Langley Research Center

    Hampton, United States

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  2. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

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  3. Ames Research Center

    Mountain View, United States

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    440 publications

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  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    55 h-index

    432 publications

    22K citations

  5. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    47 h-index

    288 publications

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  6. Glenn Research Center

    Cleveland, United States

    45 h-index

    437 publications

    15.3K citations

  7. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    45 h-index

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  8. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

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  1. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

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  2. AIAA Journal

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  3. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 282 publications · 22.8K citations

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  4. Physics of Fluids

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  5. Journal of Propulsion and Power

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