FM5_12144
XXI International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Warsaw, Poland, August 15-21, 2004

Mathematical Modeling of Turbulent Supersonic Flows in Inlets with Rotating Cowl

Igor A. Bedarev (1), N.N. Fedorova (1), M.A. Goldfeld (1), F. Falempin (2)
1. ITAM SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
2. MBDA, Chatillon, France


Methods of physical experiment and mathematical modeling have been used to study the properties of flows in adjusted inlets designed to operate in a wide range of Mach number. The variation of inlet geometry was performed by cowl rotation. The experimental investigations have been carried out in the blow-down wind tunnel at Mach numbers from 2 to 6 and in the hot-shot wind tunnel at Mach numbers from 5 to 8. The computations were performed on the basis of the full Navier-Stokes equations and the two-equation turbulence model by Wilcox. The experimental pressure distributions along the inlet walls were used for the verification of simulation results. Comparison have shown a good agreement. Computations within the wide range of flow and geometric parameters help to carry out the experiments and provide a basis for the choice of optimum configurations and explanation of flow features.



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