Controlling the sonic boom from a thin body by means of local heating of the incoming flow

The problem of reduction of the sonic boom level by heating the flow in front of the body is solved numerically. A combined method of “phantom bodies” is used for calculations. The sonic boom generated by an axisymmetric thin body for the flight Mach number of 2 with different levels of energy supply to the incoming flow is calculated. The calculation results show that the sonic boom can be reduced by means of local heat supply to a supersonic gas flow. Reduction of the sonic boom level is provided by specific gas-dynamic features of the flow behind the heat supply zone.