High-fidelity simulations of microramp-controlled shock wave/boundary layer interaction

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Main Authors: Della Posta, Giacomo, Martelli, Emanuele, Salvadore, Francesco, Bernardini, Matteo
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author Della Posta, Giacomo
Martelli, Emanuele
Salvadore, Francesco
Bernardini, Matteo
author_facet Della Posta, Giacomo
Martelli, Emanuele
Salvadore, Francesco
Bernardini, Matteo
contents Microvortex generators (MVGs) are a promising solution to control shock wave/turbulent boundary layer interactions (SBLIs). This study examines the effects of a microramp VG on an SBLI generated by an oblique shock wave and a turbulent boundary layer using direct numerical simulations (DNSs). Two cases, with and without MVGs, are compared at free-stream Mach number equal to 2 and friction Reynolds number equal to 600. A long integration period allows assessing how MVGs affect the typical SBLI low-frequency unsteadiness. The 3D microramp wake dramatically alters the interaction, inducing spanwise modulation and topology changes of the separation. For example, tornado-like structures redistribute the recirculating flow in the spanwise and wall-normal directions. The increase in momentum close to the wall by the ramp vortices delays the onset of the separation but also leads to an increase in the intensity of the wall-pressure fluctuations. We then characterise the interaction between the arch-like vortices around the ramp wake and the SBLI. The spanwise vorticity shows that these vortices follow the edge of the separation, and their intensity is unaffected by the shocks. The shocks, instead, are deformed by the impingement of the vortices, although the spectral analysis does not reveal relevant traces of their shedding frequency at separation. These vortices, however, may be important in the separation bubble closure. A constant increase - in both value and magnitude - in the low-frequency peak is observed all along the span, suggesting that the shock oscillation remains coherent while being disturbed by the arch-like vortices.
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spellingShingle High-fidelity simulations of microramp-controlled shock wave/boundary layer interaction
Della Posta, Giacomo
Martelli, Emanuele
Salvadore, Francesco
Bernardini, Matteo
Fluid Dynamics
76N25
Microvortex generators (MVGs) are a promising solution to control shock wave/turbulent boundary layer interactions (SBLIs). This study examines the effects of a microramp VG on an SBLI generated by an oblique shock wave and a turbulent boundary layer using direct numerical simulations (DNSs). Two cases, with and without MVGs, are compared at free-stream Mach number equal to 2 and friction Reynolds number equal to 600. A long integration period allows assessing how MVGs affect the typical SBLI low-frequency unsteadiness. The 3D microramp wake dramatically alters the interaction, inducing spanwise modulation and topology changes of the separation. For example, tornado-like structures redistribute the recirculating flow in the spanwise and wall-normal directions. The increase in momentum close to the wall by the ramp vortices delays the onset of the separation but also leads to an increase in the intensity of the wall-pressure fluctuations. We then characterise the interaction between the arch-like vortices around the ramp wake and the SBLI. The spanwise vorticity shows that these vortices follow the edge of the separation, and their intensity is unaffected by the shocks. The shocks, instead, are deformed by the impingement of the vortices, although the spectral analysis does not reveal relevant traces of their shedding frequency at separation. These vortices, however, may be important in the separation bubble closure. A constant increase - in both value and magnitude - in the low-frequency peak is observed all along the span, suggesting that the shock oscillation remains coherent while being disturbed by the arch-like vortices.
title High-fidelity simulations of microramp-controlled shock wave/boundary layer interaction
topic Fluid Dynamics
76N25
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.18971