Table 2: Dimensionless parameters for the wind tunnel and the suborbital plane.

 

Wind tunnel

Space Plane

Liquid

Nitrogen

Methane

Air speed [m. s-1]

20.8

32.0

43.1

162.3

Reynold’s air

7.52*105

1.16*106

1.56*106

5.19*105

Reynold’s liquid

1.39*104

2.14*104

2.88*104

1.00*106

Weber air

2.75*105

6.52*105

1.18*106

1.20*105

Weber liquid

1.06*102

2.52*102

4.57*102

3.10*104

q

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