Optimization of the body bluntness shape on the basis of the convective heat flux within the framework of the laminar boundary layer equations

Paper studies the problem dealing with determination of a smooth convex form of the face surface of a plane or an axisymmetric body with the minimal thermal flow towards the surface under the body continuous flowing-around at zero angle of incidence of laminar hypersonic flow of viscous homogeneous gas in case of the Reynolds high numbers. Two-dimensional equations of the laminar boundary layer serve as mathematical model to determine convective heat flow. Paper presents the results of numerical calculations within wide variation range of the indicating parameters of the problem and analyzes their effect on the optimal shape of bluntness and algorithm efficiency