• Alexander Kuzmin
  • Константин Валентинович Бабарыкин

Turbulent airflow in channels of rectangular cross section with symmetric centerbodies is studied numerically. Shock wave configurations formed in the channel and in front of the entrance are examined. Solutions of the unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations are obtained with finite-volume solvers of second-order accuracy. The solutions demonstrate an expulsion/swallowing of the shocks with variations of the free-stream Mach number or angle of attack. Effects of the centerbody length and thickness on the shock wave stability and flow bifurcation are examined. Bands of the Mach number and angle of attack, in which there exist non-unique flow fields, are identified.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)445-458
Number of pages14
JournalAdvances in Aircraft and Spacecraft Science
Volume5
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2018

    Research areas

  • Hysteresis, Instability, Shock waves, Supersonic intake

    Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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