Abstract
Glow discharge is introduced as an artificial disturbance to investigate the evolution of first- and second-mode instabilities in a hypersonic flat plate boundary layer. Experiments are conducted in a Mach 6.5 quiet wind tunnel using Rayleigh scattering visualization and particle image velocimetry (PIV). Detailed analysis of the experimental observations is provided. It is found that the artificially introduced 17 kHz disturbance, which belongs to the first-mode frequency band, can effectively enhance first-mode waves. Moreover, it can enhance second-mode waves even more intensely. Possible mechanisms to explain this phenomenon are discussed.
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