Heat transfer predictions over a 60° apex angle blunt cone model have been carried out using an in-house developed higher order accurate solver. It has been prominently observed that, coefficient of pressure and coefficient of drag execute the hypersonic independence principle where as the Stanton number based non-dimensionalisation is seen to be dependent on freestream conditions. Hence, various heatflux non-dimensionalisation strategies are assessed based on the present numerical predictions. The representation of surface heatflux distribution in terms of Q/Q_0 is observed to be offering similar trends for various enthalpy conditions. Reduced Stanton which accounts for most heatflux dependancies, provides a narrow band for heat flux prediction in case of various freestream conditions.
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