Advances in Aeronautical Sciences : Proceedings of the Second International Congress in the Aeronautical Sciences, Zürich, 12-16 September 1960

Advances in Aeronautical Sciences, Volume 3 contains the proceedings of the Second International Congress in the Aeronautical Sciences held in Zurich, Switzerland, on September 12-16, 1960. The papers explore advances in aeronautical sciences and cover topics ranging from the role of entropy in the aerospace sciences to the theory of hypersonic flow over blunt-nosed slender bodies. The effect of boundary layer transition at the leading edge of thin wings on general nose separation is also discussed, along with the aerodynamics of aircraft shapes for flight at supersonic speeds. This book is comprised of 28 chapters and begins with a review of the importance of entropy in the aerospace sciences, citing the work of Nicolaus Sadi Carnot and Rudolf Clausius as well as enthalpy and free enthalpy. The link between entropy and molecular theory is also described before turning to the physics of jet streams and the aerodynamics of jet flaps. Other chapters consider a wide range of problems both of theoretical and practical importance, including the flow around a circular cylinder; the theory of boundary layer; the physics of transition from laminar to turbulent flow; and the theory and experimental knowledge of transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flows. Due attention is given to the re-entry of missiles and space vehicles into the atmosphere; problems of trajectories; guidance of space vehicles; and power generation in space. The economic and technical aspects of air transportation are also highlighted. This volume will be of interest to scientists and engineers in aeronautics and astronautics. Content: INTERNATIONAL SERIES IN AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS, Page ii Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv CONTENTS — VOLUME 4, Pages ix-xi INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE AERONAUTICAL SCIENCES, Pages xiii-xiv PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS, Pages xv-xvi COMMITTEES AND AUTHORS, Pages xvii-xxi FOREWORD, Pages xxiii-xxiv, THEODORE VON KÁRMÁN THE ROLE OF ENTROPY IN THE AERO-SPACE SCIENCES, Pages 1-40, J. ACKERET POSSIBILITES ET LIMITES ACTUELLES DE LA THEORIE DES ECOULEMENTS HYPERSONIQUES, Pages 41-57, J.-P. GUIRAUD ON THE USE OF SHOCK TUNNELS FOR RESEARCH ON HYPERSONIC FLOW, Pages 59-86, D.W. HOLDER, D.L. SCHULTZ ON THE THEORY OF HYPERSONIC FLOW OVER BLUNT-NOSED SLENDER BODIES, Pages 87-102, V.V. SYCHÉV BEITRÅGE ZUR THEORIE DER DREIDIMENSIONALEN GRENZSCHICHTEN, Pages 103-120, J.A. ZAAT ON THREE-DIMENSIONAL NON-LINEAR EFFECTS IN THE STABILITY OF PARALLEL FLOWS, Pages 121-142, J.T. STUART SOME ASPECTS OF BOUNDARY LAYER TRANSITION AT SUBSONIC SPEEDS, Pages 143-160, ITIRO TANI BOUNDARY LAYER TRANSITION AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THIN WINGS AND ITS EFFECT ON GENERAL NOSE SEPARATION, Pages 161-184, R.A. WALLIS ÜBER DIE GRENZSCHICHTABLÖSUNG AM ZYLINDER BEI HOHEN GESCHWINDIGKEITEN, Pages 185-206, A. NAUMANN, H. PFEIFFER GENERAL METHOD OF INTEGRAL RELATIONS AND ITS APPLICATION TO BOUNDARY LAYER THEORY, Pages 207-219, A.A. DORODNITSYN AIRCRAFT SHAPES AND THEIR AERODYNAMICS FOR FLIGHT AT SUPERSONIC SPEEDS, Pages 221-252, D. KÜCHEMANN AERODYNAMIC DESIGN OF SWEPT WINGS AND BODIES FOR TRANSONIC SPEEDS, Pages 253-275, R.C. LOCK, E.W.E. ROGERS THE AERODYNAMIC DESIGN OF SECTION SHAPES FOR SWEPT WINGS, Pages 277-322, H.H. PEARCEY HYDRODYNAMIK DER ROTIERENDEN FLÜßIGKEITEN, Pages 323-333, A.A. NIKOLSKI STRESS CORROSION CRACKING IN HIGH STRENGTH STEEL—OR HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT?, Pages 335-356, I. WEIBULL ETUDE MICROSCOPIQUE DE LA FISSURATION PAR FATIGUE A HAUTE FREQUENCE, Pages 357-372, FRANÇOIS GIRARD THE NOTCHED FATIGUE PROPERTIES OF HIGH TENSILE STEELS, Pages 373-386, W.A. MORGAN, R.K. BUHR FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION IN LIGHT ALLOY SHEET MATERIAL AND STRUCTURES, Pages 387-408, J. SCHIJVE JET THRUST, Pages 409-413, L.A. SIMONOV THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF CAMBERED AND TWISTED WINGS OPTIMIZED FOR FLIGHT AT SUPERSONIC SPEEDS, Pages 415-431, CLINTON E. BROWN, F.E. McLEAN, E.B. KLUNKER SOME EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OF GENERATING HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATING SHOCK-WAVES AND OSCILLATING SHOCK-WAVE BOUNDARY-LAYER INTERACTION AT SUPERSONIC SPEEDS, Pages 433-446, WLADYSLAW FISZDON SOME CONTRIBUTIONS TO LAMINAR FLAME THEORY, Pages 447-464, GREGORIO MILLAN, IGNACIO DA RIVA CONTRIBUTION A L'ÉTUDE DE LA COMBUSTION DANS LES FUSÉES A LITHERGOL OU HYBRIDES, Pages 465-496, ANDRE MOUTET, MARCEL BARRERE THE EFFECT OF A SHOCK WAVE ON A BURNING SOLID PROPELLANT, Pages 497-511, ELLIS M. LANDSBAUM ELUCIDATION OF COMBUSTION INSTABILITY IN SOLID PROPELLANT ROCKETS, Pages 513-525, SEIICHIRO KUMAGAI ON THE TRANSONIC FLOW AROUND WING PROFILES AND REVOLUTION BODIES AT ZERO ANGLE OF ATTACK, Pages 527-555, CARLO FERRARI OPERATIONS RESEARCH IN THE BASIC DESIGN OF YS-11 TRANSPORT AIRPLANE, Pages 557-574, HIDEMASA KIMURA, SHIZUO KIKUHARA, JIRO KONDO AIRLINE ECONOMICS IN THE TURBINE ERA, Pages 575-592, F.W. KOLK CONTENTS OF PREVIOUS VOLUMES, Pages 593-596