Unsteady Supersonic Flow

Unsteady Phenomena in Supersonic Nozzle Flow Separation

This work considers the instability of the jet plume from an overexpanded, shockcontaining convergent-divergent nozzle and attempts to correlate this instability to internal shock-induced separation phenomena. Time resolved wall pressure measurements and Pitot measurements are used as primary diagnostics. For the conditions of this study flow separation is asymmetric resulting in a large separa...

Unsteady Flow Computations of a Finned Body in Supersonic Flight

Supersonic Unsteady Flow around a Capsule-shaped Abort System with Angle of Attack

Supersonic flow over a capsule-shaped abort system with angle of attack (AoA) of α, which is boosted by supersonic aerodynamic interference, is investigated numerically through the 3D simulation. The objective of this study is to examine the effects of AoA on aerodynamic stability. In the previous study, the flowfield around this system at α = 0 is unsteady and has a strong periodic flow oscill...

Numerical Aspects of Unsteady Lifting-surface Theory at Supersonic Speeds

Supersonic Combustion Flow Visualization at Hypersonic Flow

Currently, a new generation of scientific aerospace vehicles, using advanced hypersonic airbreathing propulsion based on supersonic combustion technology, is in development at several research centers [1]. The 14-X Brazilian Hypersonic Aerospace Vehicle, Figure 1, designed by Rolim et al. [2], at the Prof. Henry T. Nagamatsu Laboratory of Aerothermodynamics and Hypersonics, Figure 2, at the Ins...