A focused laser differential interferometer (FLDI) simulation was used to study the sensitivity
of the FLDI technique to a variety of factors. The model takes in a series of density fields and …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-2438. vid A self-aligned focusing
schlieren (SAFS) apparatus based on a recently published design is implemented for the …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-0869. vid The reconstruction of
globally-consistent hypersonic boundary layer disturbance modes from experimental …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-0098. vid A series of experiments
were performed in the Air Force Research Laboratory Mach-6 Ludwieg Tube using a …

The linear amplification of modal disturbances that lead to boundary-layer transition in two-
dimensional/axisymmetric hypersonic configurations is strongly reduced by the presence of …

Ogive cylinders are representative designs of hypersonic forebodies and harbor several flow
complexities. This work evaluates the effects of nose bluntness of ogive-cylinder forebodies …

Aspects of transition mechanisms on a 14° sharp-nosed ogive cylinder at Mach 6 are
elucidated by considering linear and nonlinear disturbance evolution of freestream …

Sensitivity of the transition mechanism to the geometric profile of a hypersonic vehicle plays
a crucial role in determining how the transition process unfolds. Ogive-cylinders are the …

Accurate prediction of laminar to turbulent flow transition is challenging because of its
complex nature. Stability analysis has emerged as a reliable and valuable tool to identify …

Computational investigations of conical and ogival cylindrical forebodies at zero degrees
angle of attack are presented. Base flow simulations were performed at freestream Reynolds …