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On the incipient separation of a turbulent hypersonic boundary layer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

H. Babinsky  and
J. A. Edwards
H. Babinsky
Affiliation:
College of AeronauticsCranfield UniversityCranfield, UK
J. A. Edwards
Affiliation:
W7 DivisionDRA Fort HalsteadSevenoaks, UK
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Abstract

Experiments are performed on the effects of a turbulent boundary layer on surface pressure and heat transfer, using a cylindrical model fitted with a variety of flares at Mach 5. The flow over compression corners of up to 20° (below the expected incipient separation value) is examined. Liquid crystal thermography indicates an unexpected peak in heat flux close to the corner. It is suggested that this is due to a small scale separation occurring earlier, i.e. at smaller corner angles, than previously observed. An estimate of the size of such a separation bubble is made and it is suggested that this is a predominantly laminar phenomenon.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 100 , Issue 996 , July 1996 , pp. 209 - 214
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1996 

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Currently at the Engineering Department, Cambridge University, UK.

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