Existence and regularity of solutions of a supersonic-sonic patch arising in axisymmetric relativistic transonic flow with general equation of state

Abstract

In this article, we prove the existence and regularity of a smooth solution for a supersonic-sonic patch arising in a modified Frankl problem in the study of three-dimensional axisymmetric steady isentropic relativistic transonic flows over a symmetric airfoil. We consider a general convex equation of state which makes this problem complicated as well as interesting in the context of the general theory for transonic flows. Such type of patches appear in many transonic flows over an airfoil and flow near the nozzle throat. Here the main difficulty is the coupling of nonhomogeneous terms due to axisymmetry and the sonic degeneracy for the relativistic flow. However, using the well-received characteristic decompositions of angle variables and a partial hodograph transformation we prove the existence and regularity of solution in the partial hodograph plane first. Further, by using an inverse transformation we construct a smooth solution in the physical plane and discuss the uniform regularity of solution up to the associated sonic curve. Finally, we also discuss the uniform regularity of the sonic curve.