An experimental investigation was carried out to find the effect of a strut spanning across the width of a single expansion ramp of a laboratory model scramjet thruster as a thrust vector control device. Cold flow tests were conducted with operating total pressures ranging from 4 bar to 10 bar and the thruster exhaust was to ambient atmosphere. The mass flow rate varied from 0.105 kg/s to 0.263 kg/s. Experiments were conducted by varying the strut height at different operational total pressures to find if any thrust vector control could be achieved to supplement the maneuverability of hypersonic vehicle with aerodynamic control. The laboratory model consisted of an isolator, a divergent combustor followed by a single expansion ramp. Except the side walls, the thruster was fabricated with stainless steel. A high quality acrylic sheet was used for internal flow visualization by a schilieren system. The wall pressure was recorded at different locations from the combustor inlet to ramp trailing edge. Shock pattern was studied from the schilieren images and it was observed that an increase in strut height caused a downward deflection of the exhaust. From the wall pressure distribution, two dimensional side force coefficient and pitching moment coefficient were calculated and the effect of strut height variation on the above coefficients was plotted. Results from experiments indicated that the presence of the strut yielded noticeable changes in side force and pitching moment. The increase in strut height provided exhaust stream directional changes which may be useful in maneuvering the vehicles employing scramjet propulsion system.


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    Title :

    An experimental investigation on the use of a rectangular strut in a scramjet thruster for thrust vector control


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    Publication date :

    2021-09-01


    Size :

    11 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






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