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During hypersonic flight, the leading edge of the wing becomes very hot. To reduce the heating of the edge, it must be blunted. In this work, for the first time, the influence of both the leading edge thickness and its shape on the flow character around the wing is investigated.
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This page is a summary of: Laminar–Turbulent Transition Reversal on a Blunted Plate with Various Leading-Edge Shapes, AIAA Journal, September 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),
DOI: 10.2514/1.j060165.
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