DSMC Calculation of Supersonic Free Jets from an Orifice with Convex and Concave Corners

Abstract

Supersonic free jets from an orifice with convex and concave corners are investigated in three-dimensional field by the DSMC method. The plumes develop faster from the concave corners of a hexagram orifice with symmetric cross section than those from the convex corners. The mechanism of the development is revealed through the observation of velocity vectors right behind the orifice. The directions of flow are also investigated in various cross sections of a jet. There is a complicated flow-field and several circulations of flow are observed. The variation of cross section of a star shaped jet along the jet axis changes with the ratio of a stagnation pressure to a background pressure. In an asymmetric orifice, a plume from a concave corner is inclined to an adjacent plume and they are merged into a bigger plume.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 09, 2000
Accession Number
ADA409087

Entities

People

  • Koji Teshima
  • Masaru Usami

Organizations

  • Mie University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Classification
  • Dynamics
  • Engineering
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Gas Dynamics
  • Jet Streams
  • Laser Induced Fluorescence
  • Mach Number
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Rarefied Gas Dynamics
  • Rarefied Gases
  • Simulations
  • Stagnation Pressure
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Computer Vision.
  • Operations Research

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics