Grid fins and landing gear responsible for Falcon-9 booster’s unique sonic boom

Researchers combine sonic boom theory with computational fluid dynamics to explain the role of forward-migrating compression wave and rearward-migrating rarefaction wave.

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Scilight
Published
2025-02-12
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https://doi.org/10.1063/10.0035947
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Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
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Grid fins and landing gear responsible for Falcon-9 booster’s unique sonic boom

Adam Liebendorfer
Scilight
Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
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Grid fins and landing gear responsible for Falcon-9 booster’s unique sonic boom

Adam Liebendorfer
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Abstract

Researchers combine sonic boom theory with computational fluid dynamics to explain the role of forward-migrating compression wave and rearward-migrating rarefaction wave.

ScilightVol. 2025(7)
Openalex Percentile: Top 97%
Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
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