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Shock-tunnel investigations on the evolution and morphology of shock-induced large separation bubbles

Sriram, R and Jagadeesh, G (2016) Shock-tunnel investigations on the evolution and morphology of shock-induced large separation bubbles. In: AERONAUTICAL JOURNAL, 120 (1229). pp. 1123-1152.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aer.2016.45

Abstract

Shock-tunnel experiments are carried out to study the strong interaction between an impinging shock wave and boundary layer on a flat plate, accompanied by large separation bubble with a length comparable to the distance of the location of shock impingement from the leading edge of the plate. For nominal freestream Mach numbers ranging from 6 to 8.5, moderate to high total enthalpies of 1.3 MJ/kg to 6 MJ/kg are simulated in the Indian Institute of Science's hypersonic shock tunnels HST-2 (a conventional Hypersonic Shock Tunnel) and Free Piston Shock Tunnel (FPST) with freestream Reynolds numbers ranging from 4 x 10(6)/m to 0.3 x 10(6)/m. The strong impinging shock is generated by a wedge (or shock generator) at an angle of 30.96 degrees to the freestream. From the time-resolved Schlieren flow visualisations using a high-speed camera and surface pressure measurements on the flat plate using fast response sensors, a statistically steady flow field with a large separation bubble was established within the short test time of the shock tunnels (around 600 mu s in HST-2 and 300 mu s in FPST). The role of various parameters on the interaction - Mach number, location of shock impingement and flow total enthalpy - are investigated from the measured separation length and surface pressure distribution. For the nominal Mach number of 8.5, with shock impingement at 100 mm from the leading edge, the separation length increased from 60 mm to 70 mm as the total enthalpy is increased from 1.6 MJ/kg to 2.4 MJ/kg; whereas it dropped drastically to 30-40 mm at 6 MJ/kg. This is due to the prominence of real gas effects at higher enthalpies.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: AERONAUTICAL JOURNAL
Additional Information: Copy right for this article belongs to the ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOC, 4 HAMILTON PL, LONDON W1J 7BQ, ENGLAND
Department/Centre: Division of Mechanical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering(Formerly Aeronautical Engineering)
Date Deposited: 28 Oct 2016 06:42
Last Modified: 28 Oct 2016 06:42
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/54696

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