An Experimental Investigation of Shock Wave -- Boundary Layer Interaction Dynamics.

Abstract

Wind tunnel tests were performed which simulated the flow pulsations which are sometimes produced in engine inlets by shock-boundary layer interaction. Shock Mach numbers from 1.2 to 1.4 were used and the boundary layer was influenced by air bleeding in or sucking off. The flow was observed by shodowgraph and static and total pressures were measured by means of low frequency and high frequency response instruments. Static wall pressures, boundary layer pressure profiles, and total pressure distributions across several tunnel cross sections were plotted. The data were analyzed with respect to their rms value and power spectral density. A literature survey and an analytical investigation of the pulsations in a diffuser with nonviscous flow are included. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0862496

Entities

People

  • Gerhard W. Braun
  • William T. Snyder

Organizations

  • University of Tennessee Space Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Layers
  • Literature Surveys
  • Mach Number
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Shock
  • Shock Waves
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.