Numerical Simulation of Lateral Jet Interaction a Slender Body in Supersonic Flow

Abstract

A numerical investigation has been conducted to research the interaction flowfield of lateral jet not in the longitudinal symmetry plane on a slender body with rudders in supersonic flow. The surface and space flow features of jet interaction flowfield with different angles of attack was analyzed. The paper also compared with and without jet interaction flowfield characteristics. As a result, the jet interaction destroys pressure distributions of the slender body, and causes normal and lateral loads. With angle of attack, the pressure distributions of the after body and rudders surfaces are change tempestuously. The results also show that the far-field interference played a major role in the lateral jet interaction. Besides, the force/moment amplification factors present highly nonlinear with angle of attack.