Citation

Plotkin KJ. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 2002; 111(1 Pt 2): 530-536.

Affiliation

Wyle Laboratories, Arlington, Virginia 22202, USA. kplotkin@arl.wylelabs.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, American Institute of Physics)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11837958

Abstract

Based on fundamental theory developed through the 1950s and 1960s, sonic boom modeling has evolved into practical tools. Over the past decade, there have been requirements for design tools for an advanced supersonic transport, and for tools for environmental assessment of various military and aerospace activities. This has resulted in a number of advances in the understanding of the physics of sonic booms, including shock wave rise times, propagation through turbulence, and blending sonic boom theory with modern computational fluid dynamics (CFD) aerodynamic design methods. This article reviews the early fundamental theory, recent advances in theory, and the application of these advances to practical models.

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