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shock standoff distance: a standalone construct

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Aerodynamics

gap between the nose of a blunt body and its detached bow shock in supersonic flow, correlated with Mach number and nose radius.

In aerodynamics, shock standoff distance refers to gap between the nose of a blunt body and its detached bow shock in supersonic flow, correlated with Mach number and nose radius. This meaning comes from Billig (1967) in Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets.[1]

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References

  1. Billig, F. S. (1967). Shock-wave shapes around spherical-and cylindrical-nosed bodies. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 4(6), 822-823. https://doi.org/10.2514/3.28969

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