Aerodynamic optimization of Laval nozzle flow with shocks: Numerical investigation of active/passive shock control via expansion fans

Numerical Investigation of Supersonic Nozzle Flow Separation

S EPARATION of supersonic flow in a convergent–divergent nozzle is a fundamental fluid phenomenon that affects a large variety of applications, from fuel systems to aircraft engine nozzles. When a supersonic nozzle is operated at pressure ratioswell below its design point, a shock forms inside the nozzle andflowdownstreamof the shock separates from the nozzle walls. Even though flow separation ...

Numerical Investigation of Adjoint Method in Aerodynamic Optimization

In this research, the continuous adjoint method is applied to optimize an airfoil in subsonic and transonic flows. An Euler flow solver is used to analyze the inviscid compressible flow over airfoils in each design cycle. Two design problems appearing in aerodynamic shape optimization, namely inverse pressure design and drag minimization were investigated. In the first part, a test case was car...

Optimization Methods Applied to Aerodynamic Flow Control

This study deals with the use of optimization algorithms to determine efficient parameters of flow control devices. To improve the performance of systems characterized by detached flows and vortex shedding, the use of flow control devices such as oscillatory jets, are intensively studied, using numerical as well as experimental methods. However, the determination of efficient control parameters...

Instability of shock-induced nozzle flow separation

We investigate experimentally the causes of jet plume instability and enhanced mixing observed in the exhaust of shock-containing convergent-divergent nozzles. Key features of the internal flow are the separation shock, separation shear layers, and pattern of alternating expansion and compression waves downstream of the shock. We focus on two possible reasons for this instability—the motion of ...

AIAA 2001–2837 Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Aerodynamic Flow Control Using Oscillating Adaptive Surfaces