Hypersonic flow in an MHD-acceleration facility and under full-scale conditions

A formulation of the problem, a method of solution, and calculated results are considered for flow past the windward side of a sphere under conditions of an aerodynamic facility (a wind tunnel) with magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) acceleration of the air flow and the corresponding full-scale flight conditions in the Earth's atmosphere. Calculations were performed on the basis of numerical solution of Navier–Stokes equations taking into account thermochemical nonequilibrium of air and catalytic properties of the body surface. Results of the mathematical simulation of flow around a sphere in an MHD-acceleration wind tunnel are compared with experimental data obtained at the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI). The problem of recalculation of experimental data for full-scale conditions is analyzed.