shockstall

English

Noun

shockstall (plural shockstalls)

  1. Alternative form of shock stall
    • 1954, Ascher H. Shapiro, The Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Compressible Fluid Flow:
      Nevertheless, as shown in Fig. 22.12b, it has a higher shockstall Mach Number.
    • 1956, Aeronautical Research Council (Great Britain)., Reports and Memoranda, page 37:
      Direct evidence is meagre, but suggests that local shockstalls of this type do not generally imply a severe increase of drag, but may occasionally set up buffeting effects.
    • 2007, Croucher Phil, Professional Helicopter Pilot Studies, →ISBN, page 3-5:
      In the shock wave there is a considerable increase in density, pressure and temperature which causes the boundary layer to separate into a shockstall.
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