Experimental Measurements of Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition on the STORT Ogive Geometry

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Abstract

Experiments were performed to investigate hypersonic boundary layer transition on a scaled STORT ogive model in the Mach 5 Ludwieg Tube at the University of Arizona. The freestream unit Reynolds number of these tests ranged from 5.33 ×106 /m to 23.4 ×106 /m. Instrumentation and optical diagnostics included pressure sensors, infrared thermography and high speed schlieren to investigate the primary transition mechanism. Transition onset was observed from the wall heat flux distribution for all except the lowest unit Reynolds number. It appears from the pressure data and schlieren that transition is dominated by first mode instability. The frequency of these instabilities agreed with linear stability theory calculations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
ISBN (Print)9781624107160
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
EventAIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024 - Las Vegas, United States
Duration: Jul 29 2024Aug 2 2024

Publication series

NameAIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024

Conference

ConferenceAIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas
Period7/29/248/2/24

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Space and Planetary Science

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