Abstract
Inlet unstart and buzz in scramjet engines must be prevented for the stable operation of the engines. In the present study, the characteristics of the inlet start, unstart and buzz phenomena in a scramjet engine inlet model are investigated using numerical analysis with the RANS-based OpenFOAM solver. The results for the inlet start case with a small computational domain that includes only the inlet-isolator part are in good agreement with existing numerical and experimental results. However, for the inlet unstart case, the computational domain must be wide enough to consider the interactions between the upstream of the inlet and the internal flow of the inlet to predict the inlet unstart and buzz phenomena in the inlet test model. The present results show fairly good agreement with existing experimental results with the buzz phenomenon. The effects of boundary layer profiles on the buzz oscillation frequency and amplitude are also addressed.
Highlights
By removing the compressor and turbine from gas turbine engines, scramjet engines obtain advantages such as compact structures and high-speed capabilities
Trapier et al performed a numerical analysis of the inlet unstart and buzz phenomena of a supersonic inlet using DDES (Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation) [16]
As shown in this figure, the shock wave from the inlet cowl is reflected on the lower wall, and the reflected shock is reflected again on the upper wall
Summary
Numerical study on the start and unstart phenomena in a scramjet inlet-isolator model. OPEN ACCESS Citation: Lee J, Kang SH (2019) Numerical study on the start and unstart phenomena in a scramjet inlet-isolator model. The characteristics of the inlet start, unstart and buzz phenomena in a scramjet engine inlet model are investigated using numerical analysis with the RANS-based OpenFOAM solver. The results for the inlet start case with a small computational domain that includes only the inlet-isolator part are in good agreement with existing numerical and experimental results. For the inlet unstart case, the computational domain must be wide enough to consider the interactions between the upstream of the inlet and the internal flow of the inlet to predict the inlet unstart and buzz phenomena in the inlet test model. The present results show fairly good agreement with existing experimental results with the buzz phenomenon. The effects of boundary layer profiles on the buzz oscillation frequency and amplitude are addressed
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