Research Article

Hypersonic Flow Field Reconfiguration and Drag Reduction of Blunt Body with Spikes and Sideward Jets

Figure 14

Flow field density gradient in y direction of spiked blunt bodies with the sideward sonic jet. Spike length L/D = 1.0.
(a) M = 5.0
(b) M = 6.0
(c) M = 7.0
(d) M = 8.0
(e) M = 9.0
(f) M = 10.0