Journal
AEROSPACE
Volume 9, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/aerospace9100619
Keywords
multi-body separation; hypersonic; numerical simulation; shock wave; vortex; boundary layer
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Funding
- National Numerical Wind Tunnel [PZT20190006]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [12102453]
- China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center [PZT20200099]
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This paper investigates the computational simulation of unsteady multi-body separation characteristics and flow characteristics of hypersonic shroud separation at Mach 7.0. The study identifies various vortexes and shock waves generated during the separation process and discovers the unsteady expansion-transfer-dissipation process of an A-type vortex. The findings provide useful insights for the design of near-space hypersonic vehicles.
Hypersonic vehicles are drawing more and more attention now and for the near future, especially in the low-altitudes near space, from 20 km to 45 km. The reliable separation of the protecting shroud from the hypersonic vehicle is a prerequisite and critical issue for the success of the entire flight mission. The unsteady multi-body separation characteristics and flow characteristics of hypersonic shroud separation at Mach 7.0 are investigated based on numerical simulation in this paper. The improved delayed detached eddy simulation (IDDES) method, dynamic hybrid overset mesh method, and HLLE++ numerical scheme are used to ensure numerical accuracy. Numerical results show that there are four types of vortexes and three types of shock waves inside the shrouds during the separation process, which generate complex shock wave/vortex/boundary layer interactions. Further, an unsteady process of the expansion-transfer-dissipation of an A-type vortex is found, which is the result of strong shock/vortex/boundary layer interactions. The adverse pressure gradient is the root cause driving the generation and transfer of the A-type vortex during the shroud separation. Furthermore, the transfer process of the A-type vortex only lasts for 5.52 ms but causes a large disturbance to the aerodynamic force of the shroud. The results of this paper could provide a reference for the design of near-space hypersonic vehicles.
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