| Abstract: | In [1, 2] Gonor considered the problem of imperfect inviscid gas flow about conical bodies at high supersonic speeds. The method of expansion in terms of a small parameter was used to obtain the solution. The small parameter used was the ratio of the densities in the free stream and behind the shock wave. However, this solution does not enable one to determine the velocity field in the vicinity of the cone surface.In the present paper, this problem is solved by the method described in [3], based on the use of the Poincaré-Lighthill-Ho method. The zero approximation is obtained, which is suitable throughout the entire flow region including the  vortical layer. Outside of this layer, the solution transforms to the Gonor solution [1, 2].The author wishes to thank B. M. Bulakha for discussing the paper. |
