Visualization of asymmetric separation induced by lateral jet interaction on a slender body in supersonic flow

Abstract

The lateral jet interaction on a slender body in supersonic flow was investigated by numerical simulation. The spatial and surface flow characteristics induced by jet interaction were shown. As a result, when the lateral jet is not in the longitudinal symmetry plane, the jet interaction causes asymmetric separation flow of surface and space, and destroys the pressure distributions of the slender body. With different angle of attack and circumferential positions of jet, the flow characteristic of the after body for jet in asymmetry plane changes greatly. The results with and without jet interaction also show that the far-field interaction played a major role in the lateral jet interaction.