Control of shock‐induced separation inside air intake by vortex generators

Abstract

AbstractThe present investigation is aimed towards the effect of passive methods on the performance of supersonic air intake along with the control of shock wave boundary layer interaction at various engine operating conditions. A computational study has been carried out in this regard using the commercially available software Ansys Fluent. The k–ω turbulence model has been selected for the present investigation. All the simulations have been carried out at a design Mach number of 2.2. The Independent effect of the air‐jet vortex generator (AJVG), tapered micro ramp vortex generator (MRVG), and the combined effect of AJVG with MRVG on the shock wave boundary layer interaction have been investigated. Detailed comparative studies of all controlled cases with uncontrolled cases show significant improvement in the flow field inside the air intake and improved performance. The shock train is also captured for all the cases along with shock wave boundary layer interaction at various operating conditions. The movement of the normal shocks is seen as the backpressure increases. All the essential performance parameters related to air intake have been examined in detail. The hybrid type of control showed better performance.