Sharp-Fin Induced Shock Wave/Turbulent Boundary Layer Interactions in an Axisymmetric Configuration

Boundary layer separation and friction drag form the key delimiting phenomena that subvert the aerial platforms from achieving greater efficiency and accessing wider operation envelope. Both these phenomena are significantly amplified in supersonic platforms due to the interactions between shock waves with the boundary layer that develops over the vehicle surface and within the engines. The present work demonstrates a new paradigm that leverages the native or programmable material properties of the aerostructures to engender simultaneous reduction of the separation scales and mitigation of skin friction drag. As a first step towards realizing this paradigm, the present work makes maiden demonstration of simultaneous skin friction drag mitigation in a Mach 2.5 boundary layer and control of shock induced boundary layer separation, both using viscoelastic implants placed under the flow. It is experimentally demonstrated that the appropriately chosen viscoelastic materials can simultaneously reduce the skin friction coefficient at the measurement location by 11% and mitigate the size of a large-scale separated flow by up to 28%. The reported performance matches the current generation flow effectors in both separation scale and skin friction mitigation. The present study opens a new application space for soft/programmable materials in high speed aerial vehicles.

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Fin-Generated Shock Wave/Turbulent Boundary Layer Interactions on a Cylindrical Surface with a Distorted Incoming Boundary Layer

Pickles

Mettu

Subbareddy

et al. 2018

2018 Fluid Dynamics Conference

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Sharp-Fin Induced Shock Wave/Turbulent Boundary Layer Interactions in an Axisymmetric Configuration

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Fin-Generated Shock Wave/Turbulent Boundary Layer Interactions on a Cylindrical Surface with a Distorted Incoming Boundary Layer

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