Question

For a wedge and cone of same half angle, the shock wave formed at the cone is weaker.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was posed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

My question is from Physical Aspects of Conical Flow in portion Linearized and Conical Flows of Aerodynamics

Answer 1

Right option is (a) True

For explanation: One of the consequences of 3 – dimensional relieving effect in a cone is that the shock waves formed are weaker in comparison to the waves formed over the wedge with same half angle kept at the same incoming flow velocity.