Control of Supercavitating Vehicles using Transverse Jets
Abstract
The primary objective of this experimental study was to investigate the effects of high freestream velocity and an upstream ventilated cavity on the loads generated by a zero-net-mass-flux thruster operating in an aqueous environment. In the absence of freestream flow, averaged thrust increased linearly with frequency, up to a limit imposed by the hardware response time. A simple model was developed that predicts thrust to scale linearly with operating frequency and expelled fluid slug stroke ratio. Thrust decreased with increasing crossflow velocity, and this decrease was linear for the range of frequencies less than or equal to 16 Hz. Thruster performance was diminished when a ventilated cavity was present.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 15, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1006241
Entities
People
- Bradley Ayers
- Hamid Johari
Organizations
- California State University, Northridge