Introduction to Hypersonic Flow

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Translator's and Editor's Preface, Pages v-vi
Author's Preface to Russian Edition, Pages vii-ix
Author's Preface to English Edition, Page xi
INTRODUCTION, Pages 1-23
CHAPTER I - GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS ON HYPERSONIC FLOWS OF AN IDEAL GAS, Pages 25-54
CHAPTER II - HYPERSONIC FLOWS PAST SLENDER BODIES WITH SHARP LEADING EDGES, Pages 55-94
CHAPTER III - NEWTON'S LAW OF RESISTANCE; TANGENT-CONE AND TANGENT-WEDGE METHODS; THE BUSEMANN FORMULA AND THE BOUNDARY LAYER METHOD, Pages 95-159
CHAPTER IV - METHODS USING SHOCK AND SIMPLE WAVE RELATIONS, Pages 161-199
CHAPTER V - EFFECT OF SLIGHT LEADING EDGE BLUNTING ON HYPERSONIC FLOWS PAST BODIES, Pages 201-234
CITED REFERENCES, Pages 235-252
Author Index, Pages 253-255
Subject Index, Pages 256-262