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Numerical simulations of shock-induced nozzle flow separation

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Abstract

Separation of supersonic flow in a convergent - divergent nozzle can be widely found in aerospace applications. When a supersonic nozzle is operating in an overexpanded condition, in which the theoretical wall exit pressure is well below the ambient pressure, a shock occurs inside the nozzle and the shock separates from the nozzle walls in downstream. Even though this flow is very basic, it remains poorly understood. in this paper, the numerical simulations of shock-induced flow separation in the J-2S nozzle were conducted by solving unsteady Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) equations. The results computed for a range of pressure ratios (PRs) have shown the appearance of oscillating (free shock separation) FSS↔RSS (restricted shock separation) transition at PR = 43, which is in close agreement with the reported experimental FSS↔RSS transition value.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 20th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering and the ASME 2012 Power Conference, ICONE 2012-POWER 2012
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages529-536
Number of pages8
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9780791844984
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 20th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering and the ASME 2012 Power Conference, ICONE 2012-POWER 2012 - Anaheim, CA, United States
Duration: 30 Jul 20123 Aug 2012

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE
Number1
Volume4

Conference

Conference2012 20th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering and the ASME 2012 Power Conference, ICONE 2012-POWER 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim, CA
Period30/07/123/08/12

Keywords

  • Flow separation
  • Free-shock separation (FSS)
  • Nozzle flow
  • Restricted-shock separation (RSS)
  • Supersonic flow

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