Passive control of 3D adaptive shock control bumps using a sealed cavity
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Author(s)
Gramola, Michela
Bruce, paul
Santer, Matthew
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This paper presents a Fluid-Structure-Interaction study of a novel passive adaptive shock control bump concept. A flexible plate, clamped on all sides and placed above a sealed cavity, was tested beneath a Mach 1.4 normal shock in the Imperial College London supersonic wind tunnel. The plate was actuated into the shape of a 3D shock control bump by passively controlling the cavity pressure through an array of breather holes. Preliminary experiments were performed with active control of cavity pressure (via a vacuum tank) at Mach 1.4 and 2 to illustrate the potential of this concept. Full-field surface measurement techniques, namely photogrammetry and pressure sensitive paint, were employed in addition to static pressure tappings and schlieren photography. Results confirmed that cavity pressure plays a key role in determining the aerostructural behaviour of the flexible plate. In addition, it was found that carefully placed breather holes allowed the plate to deform into a 3D shock control bump when a shock was on the flexible region and remain flat otherwise. This shows significant potential for improving the off-design behaviour of adaptive shock control bumps.
Date Issued
2022-07
Date Acceptance
2022-04-18
Citation
Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2022, 112, pp.1-19
ISSN
0889-9746
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
1
End Page
19
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Fluids and Structures
Volume
112
Copyright Statement
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889974622000482?via%3Dihub
Subjects
Fluids & Plasmas
09 Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2022-05-25