Experimental and numerical investigation of controlled disturbances development from two sources in supersonic boundary layer

• Published in: Advances in aerodynamics Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 14 - 13
• Main Authors: Kolosov, G. L., Kosinov, A. D., Semenov, A. N., Yatskikh, A. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 05.07.2019; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Boundary conditions; Compressibility; Computational modeling; Discharge; DNS; Engineering; Flat plate; Numerical analysis; Reynolds number; Supersonic boundary layer; Turbulence; Compressibility; Computational modeling; DNS; Instability; Hot-wire anemometer; Supersonic boundary layer; Discharge; Flat plate
• ISSN: 2524-6992; 2524-6992
• DOI: 10.1186/s42774-019-0017-4

The paper presents the experimental results and the results of direct numerical simulation of the development and interaction of two wave trains from two point sources of controlled disturbances in a supersonic boundary layer on a flat plate with an incident flow Mach number of 2.5. Sources were located parallel to the leading edge of the model. For the introduction of controlled disturbances into the boundary layer, the normal component of the mass flow rate was varied in the calculations. In the experiment, periodic glow discharges at a frequency of 20 kHz were used. In both cases, the disturbances sources worked synchronously. Mass flow rate pulsations were measured and recorded in sections, parallel to the leading edge of the model, near the maximum of disturbances along the boundary layer. In the experiment, a constant-temperature hot-wire anemometer was used. After performing a discrete Fourier transform, the spatial distributions of disturbances, the beta-spectra were determined, and the wave characteristics of the development of disturbances downstream were estimated. In addition, direct numerical simulation of the downstream development of disturbances from a single source was performed. The work presents a comparison of experimental and theoretical calculated data. The paper discusses the effects inherent in the interaction of unstable traveling controlled disturbances from two sources operating synchronously.