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A Study of the Effects of Body Shape on the Vortex Wakes of Inclined Bodies at a Mach Number of 2
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1953
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EngineeringFluid MechanicsMechanical EngineeringVortex WakesUnsteady FlowAeronauticsKinesiologyMach NumberVortex DynamicKinematicsHydrodynamic StabilityFlow PhysicMultiphase FlowVortex ConfigurationVortex DynamicsVortex FlowsAerospace EngineeringBody Cross-sectional AsymmetryMechanical SystemsBody ShapeAeroelasticityAerodynamicsInclined BodyVortex Induced VibrationFar-field Hydrodynamics
Report presenting visual-flow studies made of the behavior of the vortices which form in the separated flow region in the lee of an inclined body of revolution. Generally, the configuration of vortices in the wake could be changed by varying the position of the crossflow separation lines along the sides of the body. Results regarding the effects of body expansion, effect of body cross-sectional asymmetry, Reynolds number effects, and effects of vortex configuration on body forces are provided.