Distinctive Features of the Transonic Flow past a Cone-Cylinder Body at Large Angles of the Bend in the Body Generator at the Leading Corner Edge

The results of an experimental investigation of the flow past cone-cylinder bodies with small angles of the bend in the body generator at the leading corner edge (theta(s) <= 20 degrees) and the available data on the flow past cone-cylinder and segment-cylinder bodies with large angles of the bend in the generator (theta(s,c) >= 30 degrees) are generalized. On the basis of these data, the distinctive features of the transonic flow past these bodies and, primarily, the flow restructuring downstream of the leading corner edge at theta(s) >= 30 degrees are established and the characteristic gasdynamic parameters are determined. Emphasis is placed on the critical stage of flow restructuring, the nature of the stationary aerodynamic hysteresis, and the effect of the Reynolds number and wave disturbances.