Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 1951 · 61 citations · 5 references
EngineeringAerospace EngineeringAerodynamicsComputational Fluid DynamicsFluid DynamicsBoundary ConditionsBoundary Layer FlowBoundary LayersBoundary-layer DynamicsBoundary-layer TheoryShock WavesBoundary Layer ConditionsBoundary-layer EquationsReynolds NumberReynolds Number EffectsShock DynamicsShock Wave DynamicsShock Wave-boundary Layer InteractionShock-boundary-layer Interaction
Abstract The effect on the boundary-layer equations of a weak shock wave of strength ∈ has been investigated, and it is shown that if R is the Reynolds number of the boundary layer, separation occurs when ∈ = o ( R − i ). The boundary-layer assumptions are then investigated and shown to be consistent. It is inferred that separation will occur if a shock wave meets a boundary and the above condition is satisfied.
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