Flow control with aero-spike behind bluff body

Flow control in high-speed is challenging due to the high-pressure shock and low-pressure recirculation bubble attached around the vehicle. Wave drag, and Base drag are important accouterments of flow around high-speed objects. This paper deals with base drag, only and presents an experimental stu...

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Main Authors: Khan, Sher Afghan, Asad Ullah, Mohammed, G M, Fharukh Ahmed, Jalaluddeen, Ahmed, Ali Baig, Maughal Ahmed
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Language:English
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Published: Trans Stellar 2018
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/64272/1/2-67-1528969682-106.IJMPERDJUN2018106_2.pdf
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http://www.tjprc.org/publishpapers/2-67-1529492713-106.IJMPERDJUN2018106.pdf
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Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
Language: English
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Summary:Flow control in high-speed is challenging due to the high-pressure shock and low-pressure recirculation bubble attached around the vehicle. Wave drag, and Base drag are important accouterments of flow around high-speed objects. This paper deals with base drag, only and presents an experimental study of aerospikes behind the base of bluff bodies to control this drag. A plate of 1 mm thickness with two spikes at 11.5 mm is placed between the nozzle and duct as a passive controller. The Mach numbers deployed for the subsonic regime were 0.6, 0.7 and for transonic regime were 0.8, 0.9 for area ratio 6.25. The L/W ratio taken were 4W, 6W, 8W and 10W. Aerospikes were found to be very effective in controlling base pressure in the transonic regime without influencing the main flow field.