21-Inch Hypersonic Wind Tunnel
Shadowgraphs such as this one of a blunt cone-flare in free flight at Mach 5 clearly revealed shock waves. The nose shock’s formation some distance ahead of a blunt body greatly reduced the heat transferred to the body at speeds above Mach 5.
Credit: NASA/JPL
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21-Inch Hypersonic Wind Tunnel
Shadowgraphs such as this one of a blunt cone-flare in free flight at Mach 5 clearly revealed shock waves. The nose shock’s formation some distance ahead of a blunt body greatly reduced the heat transferred to the body at speeds above Mach 5.
Credit: NASA/JPL
Image Number: 373-6678
Date:
16,647
views
6
faves
0
comments
Uploaded on August 1, 2013
Taken on December 18, 2011