Contributions to the Development of Gasdynamics

1. Fundamentals and General Aspects of Fluid Mechanics.- The Drag as Integral of the Entropy Flow.- The Conditions for the Separation of Boundary Layers.- Some Thoughts on Estimates in Fluid Mechanics.- Possibilities and Limitations of the Theory of Linearization in Fluid Dynamics.- About Vorticity Numbers and Vorticity Measures.- 2. Laws of Similarity and Equivalence.- A New Law of Similarity for Profiles Valid in the Transonic Region.- Aerodynamic Similarity at Axisymmetric Transonic Flow around Slender Bodies (with S. B. Berndt).- Similarity Laws for Hypersonic Flow.- Theoretical Work about Transonic Flow at the Aeronautical Institute of the Royal Technical University, Stockholm.- Conical Supersonic Flow at Mach Numbers Close to One (with L. Sjödin).- On the Influence of the Geometry of Slender Bodies of Revolution and Delta Wings on their Drag and Pressure Distribution at Transonic Speeds (with F. Keune).- 3. Methods for Solving Problems of Gasdynamics.- The Velocity Distribution on Symmetric Profiles with Local Supersonic Flow Regions.- The Flow around Bodies of Revolution at Mach Number One (with F. Keune).- Calculation of Irrotational Axisymmetric Supersonic Flowfields.- On the Representation of Flows in the Vicinity of Distinct Points.- Propagation of Plane Waves-Small Perturbation Theory.- Propagation Problems.- 4. Applications of Gasdynamics.- Pressure Recovery for Missiles with Reaction Propulsion at High Supersonic Speeds.- Potential Vortex Cascades for Supersonic Speeds (on the Occasion of the 70th Birthday of Prof Dr. A. Betz).- Thrust and Drag in Supersonic Flow with Heat Addition.- Intermediate Ballistics.- 5. Two-Phase Systems and Condensation.- The Dispersion and Absorption of Sound in Clouds.- Condensation Phenomena in Supersonic Nozzles.- TheEvaporation Rate of Clouds.