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How is the shock over a blunt body at hypersonic speed?(a) Conical(b) Curved(c) Diamond(d) ObliqueThis question was addressed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.My doubt stems from Hypersonic Flow topic in portion Transonic and Hypersonic Flows of Aerodynamics

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Correct choice is (b) Curved

Explanation: When a space shuttle having a BLUNT nose enter the earth’s atmosphere, it is at the hypersonic speed. In this case the shock wave PRODUCED is very thin which is a characteristic of hypersonic FLOW but is slightly detached from the nose at some distance ‘d’. The nose region has a HIGHLY curves shock wave present.



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