Abstract: The stability analysis and transition prediction are proceeded for one-order compression ramp,which is the valuable configuration for the hypersonic vehicles.The finite volume method is used to solve the NS equations to get the basic flow field.The solution of the eigenvalue problem is obtained by using the linear stability theory under the assumption of local parallel flows.The first mode and the second mode unstable waves are found at the Mach number of 6.With the relation of the temporal and spatial amplification rates,the transition position is predicted by the EN method.

Key words: hypersonic flow, stability analysis, transition