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Design Of A Surrogate Hypersonic Inlet For The Hifire-6 Configuration, Joseph W. Mileski
Design Of A Surrogate Hypersonic Inlet For The Hifire-6 Configuration, Joseph W. Mileski
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Shock wave-boundary layer interactions can significantly impact the operability of high-speed inlets by inducing flow separation. This flow separation is difficult to visualize in three-dimensional, inward-turning inlets because of the curved surfaces that form their internal flow paths. To remedy this challenge, a surrogate test article was created. Using the results from a previously completed Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) analysis of the HIFiRE-6, a surrogate inlet with a rectangular isolator section was streamline-traced, allowing for the use of schlieren imagery to capture the separation bubble. This thesis discusses the process of developing the test article. Experimental results from a planned …