Numerical study of unsteady starting characteristics of a hypersonic inlet

The impulse and self starting characteristics of a mixed-compression hypersonic inlet designed at Mach number of 6.5 are studied by applying the unsteady computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. The full Navier-Stokes equations are solved with the assumption of viscous perfect gas model, and the shear-stress transport (SST) k-x two-equation Reynolds averaged Navier- Stokes (RANS) model is used for turbulence modeling. Results indicate that during impulse starting, the flow field is divided into three zones with different aerodynamic parameters by primary shock and upstream-facing shock. The separation bubble on the shoulder of ramp undergoes a generating, growing, swallowing and disappearing process in sequence. But a separation bubble at the entrance of inlet exists until the freestream velocity is accelerated to the starting Mach number during self starting. The mass flux distribution of flow field is non-uniform because of the interaction between shock and boundary layer, so that the mass flow rate at throat is unsteady during impulse starting. The duration of impulse starting process increases almost linearly with the decrease of freestream Mach number but rises abruptly when the freestream Mach number approaches the starting Mach number. The accelerating performance of booster almost has no influence on the self starting ability of hypersonic inlet.     

Turbulent boundary layer separation control using plasma actuator at Reynolds number 2000000

An experimental investigation was conducted to evaluate the effect of symmetrical plasma actuators on turbulent boundary layer separation control at high Reynolds number. Compared with the traditional control method of plasma actuator, the whole test model was made of aluminum and acted as a covered electrode of the symmetrical plasma actuator. The experimental study of plasma actuators' effect on surrounding air, a canonical zero-pressure gradient turbulent boundary, was carried out using particle image velocimetry(PIV) and laser Doppler velocimetry(LDV) in the 0.75 m × 0.75 m low speed wind tunnel to reveal the symmetrical plasma actuator characterization in an external flow. A half model of wing-body configuration was experimentally investigated in the  3.2 m low speed wind tunnel with a six-component strain gauge balance and PIV. The results show that the turbulent boundary layer separation of wing can be obviously suppressed and the maximum lift coefficient is improved at high Reynolds number with the symmetrical plasma actuator. It turns out that the maximum lift coefficient increased by approximately 8.98% and the stall angle of attack was delayed by approximately 2° at Reynolds number2 ×10~6. The effective mechanism for the turbulent separation control by the symmetrical plasma actuators is to induce the vortex near the wing surface which could create the relatively largescale disturbance and promote momentum mixing between low speed flow and main flow regions.     

Evolution of turbulent boundary layer over a three-dimensional bump

A bump is typically used in the inlet system of an aircraft engine to compress the incoming airflow and to reduce boundary layer thickness developed over fuselage. In this work, the turbulent flow over a three-dimensional bump is experimentally studied. The bump model is mounted in a closed return wind tunnel operated at the nominal velocity 10 m/s, corresponding to a friction Reynolds number of 2300. The flow field upstream the bump, along the bump centerline and at two different spanwise plane...     

Conjugate heat transfer investigations of turbine vane based on transition models

The accurate simulation of boundary layer transition process plays a very important role in the prediction of turbine blade temperature field. Based on the Abu-Ghannam and Shaw (AGS) and c-Re h transition models, a 3D conjugate heat transfer solver is developed, where the fluid domain is discretized by multi-block structured grids, and the solid domain is discretized by unstructured grids. At the unmatched fluid/solid interface, the shape function interpolation method is adopted to ensure the conservation of the interfacial heat flux. Then the shear stress transport (SST) model, SST & AGS model and SST & c-Re h model are used to investigate the flow and heat transfer characteristics of Mark II turbine vane. The results indicate that compared with the full turbulence model (SST model), the transition models could improve the prediction accuracy of temperature and heat transfer coefficient at the laminar zone near the blade leading edge. Compared with the AGS transition model, the c-Re h model could predict the transition onset location induced by shock/boundary layer interaction more accurately, and the prediction accuracy of temperature field could be greatly improved.     

A study on turbulence transportation and modification of Spalart–Allmaras model for shock-wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction flow

It is of great significance to improve the accuracy of turbulence models in shock-wave/ boundary layer interaction flow. The relationship between the pressure gradient, as well as the shear layer, and the development of turbulent kinetic energy in impinging shock-wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction flow at Mach 2.25 is analyzed based on the data of direct numerical simulation(DNS). It is found that the turbulent kinetic energy is amplified by strong shear in the separation zone and the adverse pressure gradient near the separation point. The pressure gradient was non-dimensionalised with local density, velocity, and viscosity. Spalart–Allmaras(S–A) model is modified by introducing the non-dimensional pressure gradient into the production term of the eddy viscosity transportation equation. Simulation results show that the production and dissipation of eddy viscosity are strongly enhanced by the modification of S–A model. Compared with DNS and experimental data, the wall pressure and the wall skin friction coefficient as well as the velocity profile of the modified S–A model are obviously improved. Thus it can be concluded that the modification of S–A model with the pressure gradient can improve the predictive accuracy for simulating the shock-wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction.     

Large-eddy simulation of shock-wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction with and without SparkJet control

The efficiency and mechanism of an active control device ‘‘Spark Jet" and its application in shock-induced separation control are studied using large-eddy simulation in this paper.The base flow is the interaction of an oblique shock-wave generated by 8° wedge and a spatially-developing Ma = 2.3 turbulent boundary layer.The Reynolds number based on the incoming flow property and the boundary layer displacement thickness at the impinging point without shock-wave is20000.The detailed numerical approaches were presented.The inflow turbulence was generated using the digital filter method to avoid artificial temporal or streamwise periodicity.The numerical results including velocity profile,Reynolds stress profile,skin friction,and wall pressure were systematically validated against the available wind tunnel particle image velocimetry(PIV) measurements of the same flow condition.Further study on the control of flow separation due to the strong shock-viscous interaction using an active control actuator ‘‘Spark Jet" was conducted.The single-pulsed characteristic of the device was obtained and compared with the experiment.Both instantaneous and time-averaged flow fields have shown that the jet flow issuing from the actuator cavity enhances the flow mixing inside the boundary layer,making the boundary layer more resistant to flow separation.Skin friction coefficient distribution shows that the separation bubble length is reduced by about 35% with control exerted.     

An innovative study on low surface energy micronano coatings with multilevel structures for laminar flow design

Laminar flow design is one of the most effective ways to reduce the drag of a commercial aircraft by expanding the laminar flow region on the surface of the aircraft. As material science develops, the emergence of new materials such as low surface energy materials has offered new choices for laminar flow design of commercial aircraft. Different types of low surface energy micro-nano coatings are prepared to verify the effects on the boundary layer transition position and the drag of the airfoil through wind tunnel tests. The infrared thermal imaging technology is adopted for measuring the boundary layer transition, while the momentum integral approach is employed to measure the drag coefficient through a wake rake. Infrared thermal imaging results indicate that the coatings are capable of moving backward the boundary layer transition position at both a low velocity of Mach number 0.15 and a high velocity of Mach number 0.785. Results of the momentum integral approach demonstrate that the drag coefficients are reduced obviously within the cruising angle of attack range from 1° and 5° by introducing the low surface energy micro-nano coating technology.     

Numerical simulation of axial liquid film cooling in rocket combustor

Numerical simulation has been done for liquid film cooling in liquid rocket combustor.Multiple species of axial Navier-Stokes equations have been solved for liquid-film/hot-gas flow field,and k-ε equations have been used for compressible turbulent flow.The results of the model agree well with the results of software FLUENT.The results show that:(1) Liquid film can decrease the wall heat flux and temperature effectively,and the cold border area formed by the film covers the whole combustor and nozzle wall.(2) The turbulent viscosity is higher than the physical viscosity, and its biggest value is in the border area of the convergent area in nozzle.The effect of turbulent flow on the whole simulation field can not be ignored.(3) The mass fraction of kerosene at the film inlet is 1,but it decreases along the nozzle wall and achieves its lowest value at the outlet.However,the mass fraction of kerosene near the wall is the biggest at any axial location.      

Initial virtual flight test for a dynamically similar aircraft model with control augmentation system

To satisfy the validation requirements of flight control law for advanced aircraft,a wind tunnel based virtual flight testing has been implemented in a low speed wind tunnel.A 3-degree-offreedom gimbal,ventrally installed in the model,was used in conjunction with an actively controlled dynamically similar model of aircraft,which was equipped with the inertial measurement unit,attitude and heading reference system,embedded computer and servo-actuators.The model,which could be rotated around its center of gravity freely by the aerodynamic moments,together with the flow field,operator and real time control system made up the closed-loop testing circuit.The model is statically unstable in longitudinal direction,and it can fly stably in wind tunnel with the function of control augmentation of the flight control laws.The experimental results indicate that the model responds well to the operator's instructions.The response of the model in the tests shows reasonable agreement with the simulation results.The difference of response of angle of attack is less than 0.5°.The effect of stability augmentation and attitude control law was validated in the test,meanwhile the feasibility of virtual flight test technique treated as preliminary evaluation tool for advanced flight vehicle configuration research was also verified.     

Decomposition of mean skin friction in incident shock wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction flows at Mach 2.25

The evolution characteristics of the mean skin friction beneath the supersonic turbulent boundary layer that interacts with incident shock waves at Mach 2.25 are analyzed using Direct Numerical Simulation(DNS). The separated and attached boundary layers in the interaction region that respectively correspond to 33.2° and 28° incident shock angles are considered. The mean skin friction recovery rate for the separated boundary layer is much gentler and distinctly less than that for the attached cas...     

高超声速下表面凸起干扰气动热实验研究

 对高超声速飞行器表面凸起附近的气流流动和气动加热开展了实验研究和分析。实验在高超声速炮风洞中进行,来流马赫数为8.2、单位雷诺数为9.35×10⁶ m^-1。利用薄膜传热测量方法进行了凸起几何形状和边界层状态对干扰流动加热的影响评估。利用流油图谱和纹影摄像法得到了凸起周围的流动特征:若凸起上游边界层未分离,最大峰值热流发生在凸起侧方附近处;若凸起上游边界层完全分离,最大峰值热流通常发生在凸起的上游表面。实验发现最大峰值热流和来流边界层状态关系不大,原因是流动干扰区表现出较强的三维扰动特性,使得来流层流边界层在干扰区内会转变成过渡甚至完全湍流状态。     

An overview of infrared thermography techniques used in large wind tunnels

Infrared thermography (IRT) is used at Onera in large facilities for boundary layer visualization and for heat flux assessment. Modern IR cameras and insulating paints enable efficient visualization of the laminar/turbulent transition region. This technique is now applied in large transonic test facilities. Heat flux assessment is one of the main purposes of hypersonic tests. It is done mainly with IRT and dedicated softwares, while sensors as thermocouples are used to check the reliability of IRT. A 1D data reduction method has been developed to provide the heat flux through temperature measurements. It takes into account thickness and curvature effects. The method has been recently improved to be used with steel models covered with an insulating paint, which provides a high emissivity. The temperature film is converted into a heat flux film, which is be used to extract the useful information. This requires image processing tools that relate every pixel to a point on the model. A new application of IRT is going on in the Onera's high enthalpy hypersonic wind tunnel F4. The camera is used in single-line scan mode because of the short duration of the run. The main difficulty comes from the flow, which is not transparent. The first trial to cope with this kind of optical pollution is encouraging.     

激波风洞边界层转捩测量技术及应用

高超声速边界层转捩对摩阻、传热等有重要影响。在高超声速飞行器研制中，迫切希望能精确预测和控制边界层转捩。激波风洞作为高超声速气动热环境试验的主要地面模拟设备，是研究高超声速边界层转捩的重要设备。但激波风洞原有测量技术适用于工程型号试验，需要依据高超声速边界层转捩特点进行适应性改造和升级。依据高超声速边界层转捩过程中的热流、压力、密度等物理参数变化，发展了薄膜热流传感器测热技术、温敏热图测量技术、高频脉动压力测量技术、高清晰度纹影显示技术等适用于激波风洞的边界层转捩测量技术。并针对头部钝度0.05 mm的半锥角7°尖锥模型，在中国空气动力研究与发展中心Ø2 m激波风洞（FD-14A）马赫数10、单位雷诺数1.2×10⁷/m的流场条件下开展了边界层转捩试验。采用多种转捩测量技术同时进行测量，获得尖锥模型表面边界层转捩情况、边界层脉动压力频谱特征、边界层内清晰的第2模态波和湍流斑纹影图像，不同测量技术获取的试验结果可相互印证，线性稳定性理论分析结果与试验结果相吻合。     

平板空气舵干扰区烧蚀凹陷对热环境影响

针对高速飞行条件下空气舵干扰区烧蚀产生的局部凹陷对气动加热的影响问题,建立了平板-空气舵流动模型,针对典型高速飞行状态,采用高温热化学非平衡数值模拟,研究了空气舵缝隙区的流动结构和气动加热规律,并对舵缝干扰区的烧蚀外形进行了模化,分析了干扰区烧蚀凹陷对流动结构和气动加热的影响,结果表明:烧蚀凹陷改变了干扰区压力分布规律,降低了沿展向压力梯度,从而抑制了边界层的横向流动和厚度减薄效应,使得干扰区热流降低,且热流降低量值与烧蚀凹陷深度呈正相关,凹陷深度为5 mm时干扰区热流降低量达到28.9%。      

粗糙壁热交换实验研究

 本文介绍了来流马赫数5的条件下,典型球锥模型的粗糙壁热交换实验结果。模型头部半径R为27.4毫米,底部直径D为60毫米,对五个不同粗糙度的模型进行了实验。模型表面粗糙颗粒直径d分别为0、0.3、0.5、0.7、0.9毫米。风洞前室总压P_t为10～45公斤/厘米。,相应的来流雷诺数R_eD为（O.8～3.6）×10⁶。 实验结果表明:光滑壁模型表面是层流加热,驻点热流与层流理论计算值较一致。粗糙度的影响,在低总压条件下（10公斤/厘米）主要在于促使边界层的转捩和发展。随着风洞总压的提高,物面静压和局部雷诺数的相应增大,粗糙度对热流的影响才明显增强,而严重的区域在端头。在实验最大粗糙度和最大总压条件下（d=O.9毫米、p_t=45公斤/厘米。）,除驻点值外,热流与光滑壁层流驻点值相比(q_i/q_so)的峰值在音点区域且接近4,而在驻点,此模型有别于其它模型,较为特殊,比热流最大值接近6,看来这可能与驻点局部外形变化有关。     

隐式紧耦合SST和TNT湍流模型的高速流动数值模拟

将SST(shear stress transport)和TNT(turbulent/non-turbulent)湍流模型输运方程与平均流场控制方程进行隐式紧耦合求解,结合当地时间步长方法和湍流源项隐式处理确保求解过程的快速和稳定.采用AUSMPW+(AUSM by pressure-based weight functions)格式和LU-SGS(lower-upper symmetric Gauss-Seidel)隐式紧耦合方法对高超声速压缩拐角流动、锥柱裙流动和超声速非对称激波/边界层干扰问题进行了数值模拟.计算结果与实验值的对比表明:SST模型和TNT湍流模型可以很好地预测15°压缩拐角流动的壁面压力和热流密度;随着压缩拐角的增大,计算结果与实验值偏差增大;可压缩性修正对压缩拐角流动的压力和热流密度分布有很大影响,对超声速非对称激波/边界层干扰流动影响很小;隐式紧耦合方法比显式紧耦合方法具有更好的收敛特性.      

压气机叶栅叶片表面附面层流态变化影响因素探讨

以平面叶栅中的二元叶栅模型为试验对象,测量了在不同来流条件下叶片表面流场分布情况及栅后气流参数,分析了不同来流条件下叶片表面附面层流动状态的变化。并借助数值模拟手段重点研究了在不同来流马赫数和冲角下,叶片表面压力梯度对层流附面层向紊流附面层转捩过程的影响,通过利用实验数据分析研究来流条件对转捩过程的影响,为从机理上更深刻地认识叶片表面粘性附面层转捩机制提供了科学参考依据。     

高超声速圆锥边界层失稳条纹结构实验研究

边界层转捩的准确预测是高超声速飞行面临的关键气动问题之一。为研究高超声速边界层失稳和转捩机理,以前缘半径1.6mm、半锥角7°的圆锥模型为研究对象,在FD-07高超声速风洞中采用红外热图技术开展边界层转捩实验测量。通过与工程计算结果对比,确认模型表面边界层流态。实验结果表明:有迎角条件下,模型表面中后段出现条纹结构,条纹结构的起始位置随着周向角的增加而向上游移动;随着迎角的增加,条纹起始位置向上游移动,条纹强度差异和条纹与模型中心线的夹角越来越大。实验获得的条纹结构与不同频率扰动波相互作用直接数值模拟获得的条纹结构现象一致。通过对比分析,认为边界层内不同频率扰动波相互作用是产生条纹结构的一种机制。     

高超声速飞行器-进气道一体化热流数值计算

采用CFD(计算流体动力学)技术, 开展了飞行器前体/发动机一体化气动热环境分析.对层流区、转捩区和湍流区分别采用计算模型, 在湍流区利用压缩性修正的SSGZ-Jk-ε湍流模型, 在转捩区引入代数型转捩因子模型描述边界层由层流逐渐过渡为完全湍流的流动过程.计算了前体和内通道的表面热流, 并与实验结果进行了对比.结果表明所采用的计算方法可以较好地预测前体及发动机内通道热流率, 流动状态、几何结构及激波入射对热流值影响较大.      

高超声速边界层转捩对旋转钝锥自由飞运动的影响

通过在钝锥模型表面上布置人工绊线促使边界层强迫转捩,采用运动自由度不受约束的风洞模型自由飞试验技术研究边界层转捩对高超声速旋转钝锥自由飞行运动特性和气动特性的影响规律,并与自然转捩的旋转钝锥风洞模型自由飞试验结果作对比分析,试验马赫数为5.0,以模型长为特征尺寸的自由流雷诺数为1.68×106。研究结果表明:有人工绊线的旋转钝锥在自由飞行过程中有"激励稳定"的绕流流场,产生动态稳定的自由飞运动(动稳定导数系数小于0),而无转捩绊线的旋转钝锥在自由飞行中则有"激励不稳定"的绕流流场,产生动态不稳定的自由飞运动(动稳定导数系数大于0)。