Transformation of Perturbations in Supersonic Gas Flow Subject to Oblique Shock Wave

• Published in: Aerospace Vol. 12; no. 4; p. 323
• Main Authors: Avramenko, Andriy A., Shevchuk, Igor V., Kovetskaya, Margarita M., Kovetska, Yulia Y., Tyrinov, Andrii I., Anastasiev, Dmytro V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2025
• Subjects: Aerodynamics, Supersonic; Disturbances; Gas flow; heat transfer; Inclination angle; instability; Mach number; Oblique shock waves; Parameters; Perturbation; shock wave; Shock waves; Supersonic flow; turbulent flow; Velocity; Vortices; Ukraine
• ISSN: 2226-4310; 2226-4310
• DOI: 10.3390/aerospace12040323

In a supersonic flow, disturbances of different parameters arise. These perturbations can have a significant impact on the interaction of the flow with the surface. When gas flow passes through a shock wave, perturbations are transformed depending on the initial parameters of the flow. Therefore, it is important to be able to correctly assess the intensity of these transformations. In this work, for the first time, a method has been proposed that allows us to estimate the dynamics of variation of disturbances of flow parameters when passing through an oblique shock wave. The influence of the shock wave inclination angle β, Mach number, intensity of disturbances of velocity, density, temperature, and pressure in front of the shock wave on perturbations of the flow parameters behind the shock wave was investigated. The Mach numbers ranged from 1.2 to 10 and the shock wave inclination angle varied from 15° to 90°. It was shown that the interaction of a supersonic gas flow with an oblique shock wave has a significant effect on the transformation of the perturbations of the flow parameters. The perturbations of temperature and pressure behind the shock wave increase significantly with the increasing angle β and Mach number in front of the shock wave. With the increasing Mach number, the velocity perturbations behind the shock wave first increase, then decrease, passing through a maximum, and afterwards the flow becomes more stable.