Effect of Geometric Variations on Three-Dimensional Flow Separation in a Practical Scramjet Inlet
Three-dimensional simulations of a practical scramjet inlet is performed
to study the shock-boundary layer interaction in the inlet duct. The
cowl shock interacts with the boundary layers on the side wall and the
opposite wall. Numerical simulations provide a detailed understanding of
the complex three-dimensional flow separation and shock structure.
Further, effect of the location and strength of expansion fans upstream
of the shock impingement point is investigated. It is found that a
careful placement of the expansion corners can limit the extent of the
separation region significantly.
Ref:N. Rane, V. Pawar and K. Sinha, “Effect of geometric variations on
three-dimensional flow separation in a practical scramjet inlet”, 12th
Annual AeSI CFD Symposium 2010, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,
India, 2010.
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