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Numerical Analysis of Cavity-Based Control of Base Pressure Variations at Supersonic Mach Numbers
Ridwan1, Sher Afghan Khan1,*, Jaffar Syed Mohamed Ali1, Mohd. Azan Mohammed Sapardi1, Abdul Aabid2
1
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur,
53100, Malaysia
2
Department of Engineering Management, College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, 11586, Saudi Arabia
* Corresponding Author: Sher Afghan Khan. Email:
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Materials, Energy, and Fluid Dynamics)
Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2023, 19(6), 1655-1678. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2023.025230
Received 30 June 2022; Accepted 27 September 2022; Issue published 30 January 2023
Abstract
In the present study, the base pressure variations induced by the presence of a cavity, known to have a strong
influence of the behaviour of supersonic projectiles, are investigated through numerical solution of the balance
equations for mass, momentum, and energy. An area ratio of four is considered and numerical simulations
are carried out at Mach M = 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, and 1.8 assuming no cavity or cavity locations 0.5D, 1D, 1.5D, and
2D. The inlet pressure of the nozzle is considered as a flow variable. The Taguchi method is also used, and
the considered cases are then analyzed using a full factorial experimental design. The results show that the cavity
is effective in increasing the base pressure for the conditions examined. For other nozzle pressure ratios, cavities
do not lead to passive control due the change in the reattachment length. The distribution of wall pressure reveals
that, in general, a cavity used to implement passive control of the base pressure does not adversely influence the
flow pattern in the domain.
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, R., Khan, S. A., Syed, J., Azan, M., Aabid, A. (2023). Numerical Analysis of Cavity-Based Control of Base Pressure Variations at Supersonic Mach Numbers.
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, 19(6), 1655–1678.