Supersonic flow over a cone with heat release in the neighborhood of the apex

Supersonic flow over a cone mounted in the wake of a spherical source of heat release is investigated. The free-stream nonuniformity generated by the source leads to effective drag reduction.Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No.2, pp. 110–114, March–April, 1993.