Abstract
In this paper, we present our experimental and numerical results for the supersonic mixing and combustion control. Our strategy of enhancing supersonic mixing is to use streamwise vortices. The reasons are (1) that in supersonic flows streamwise vortices can be generated quite easily and almost without additional losses in total pressure such as those due to shock waves, (2) that their breakdown into smaller scale, which is essential for mixing enhancement, can be controlled by their geometry in spanwise row configurations and by various combinations of their scales, intensity of circulation and rotational directions, and (3)that the hydrogen fuel can be injected into their core region. Several kind of alternating wedge struts are tested to examine the effects of the cited various combinations on the mixing enhancement. By presenting those results, we will discuss the formation mechanism of streamwise vortices and their downstream development, in particular the interaction between themselves in spanwise row configurations, their eventual breakdown into turbulent eddies. Firing tests are also carried out and the results for alternating wedge strut will be presented together with the results for a generic fuel injection strut for comparison. The results show the effectiveness of the present streamwise vortices for supersonic mixing enhancement and combustion control.
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