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High-speed unsteady flows around spiked-blunt bodies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2009

ARGYRIS G. PANARAS  and
DIMITRIS DRIKAKIS
ARGYRIS G. PANARAS*
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Sciences, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
DIMITRIS DRIKAKIS
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Sciences, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
*
†E-mail address for correspondence: a.panaras@cranfield.ac.uk
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Abstract

This paper presents a detailed investigation of unsteady supersonic and hypersonic flows around spiked-blunt bodies, including the investigation of the effects of the flow field initialization on the flow results. Past experimental research has shown that if the geometry of a spiked-blunt body is such that a shock formation consisting of an oblique foreshock and a bow aftershock appears, then the flow may be unsteady. The unsteady flow is characterized by periodic radial inflation and collapse of the conical separation bubble formed around the spike (pulsation). Beyond a certain spike length the flow is ‘stable’, i.e. steady or mildly oscillating in the radial direction. Both unsteady and ‘stable’ conditions have been reported when increasing or decreasing the spike length during an experimental test and, additionally, hysteresis effects have been observed. The present study reveals that for certain geometries the numerically simulated flow depends strongly on the assumed initial flow field, including the occurrence of bifurcations due to inherent hysteresis effects and the appearance of unsteady flow modes. Computations using several different configurations reveal that the transient (initial) flow development corresponds to a nearly inviscid flow field characterized by a foreshock–aftershock interaction. When the flow is pulsating, the further flow development is not sensitive to initial conditions, whereas for an oscillating or almost ‘steady’ flow, the flow development depends strongly on the assumed initial flow field.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 632 , 10 August 2009 , pp. 69 - 96
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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