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Numerical simulation of effects of mesoflaps in controlling shock/boundary-layer interactions
Published in American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.
2012
Volume: 28
   
Issue: 5
Pages: 955 - 970
Abstract
This work uses an immersed-boundary method to simulate the effects of an array of aeroelastic mesoflaps in controlling oblique shock/turbulent boundary-layer interactions. A loosely coupled approach is adopted for the fluid-structure interaction problem, with separate solvers used for the fluid and the structure. The mesoflaps are rendered as immersed objects for the fluid solver and modeled as cantilevered Euler-Bernoulli beams for the structural solver. Simulations are performed for a Mach 2.46 shock/boundary-layer interaction with and without control, based on experiments conducted at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Both Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes and hybrid large-eddy/Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes turbulence closures are used. Comparisons made with experimental laser Doppler anemometry data and wall pressure measurements for flows with and without control show reasonable agreement, with better predictions away from the separation region. An analysis of the flow indicates that the mesoflap control system does not eliminate axial flow separation. Also, analysis of the frequency content of the mesoflap deflections suggests that a correlation might exist between the dominant frequency of the Euler-Bernoulli flap deflection and the low-frequency shock motion observed in separated flows. Copyright © 2012 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. All rights reserved.
About the journal
JournalJournal of Propulsion and Power
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.
ISSN07484658
Open AccessNo
Concepts (21)
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    Dominant frequency
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    Euler bernoulli beams
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    Euler-bernoulli
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    FLAP DEFLECTION
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    FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION PROBLEM
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    Frequency contents
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    IMMERSED OBJECTS
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    Immersed-boundary method
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    LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY
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    Low frequency
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    NAVIER-STOKES TURBULENCE
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    Reynolds-averaged navier-stokes
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    Separated flows
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    SEPARATION REGIONS
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    Shock/turbulent boundary-layer interaction
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    STRUCTURAL SOLVER
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    UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
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    Wall pressure measurement
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    Aerospace engineering
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    Propulsion
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