A variable Mach number nozzle for aerodynamic engine tests was designed and calibrated. In this nozzle, only one hydraulic actuator made freestream Mach number change between 2 and 4 during a run of the wind tunnel. The optimization of the nozzle contours was conducted by the 2-D computational simulation. The CFD results predicted that the deviation of Mach number from the averaged value was less than 1% and flow angle was less than 1 degree in the test region. The results of the calibration tests of the nozzle showed that the deviations of Mach number distributions in the test core (60 mm x60 mm) of the exit cross section (100 mmxl00 mm) were less than 1.5 % from Mach 2 to 3.5 and 3.5 % at Mach 4. The aerodynamic tests of scramjet engine models with sidewall compression type inlets were carried out with this nozzle. Air capture ratio and internal drag were measured. When the freestream Mach number decreased, the soft unstart in the inlet was observed around Mach 3. It resulted in increase of the internal drags.


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    Title :

    Variable Nozzles for Aerodynamic Testing of Scramjet Engines


    Contributors:
    Kitamura, E. (author) / Mitani, T. (author) / Sakuranaka, N. (author) / Watanabe, S. (author) / Masuya, G. (author)


    Publication date :

    2005-01-01


    Size :

    6818781 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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