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Two-Dimensional Boat-Tailed Bases in Supersonic Flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

P R Viswanath  and
R Narasimha
P R Viswanath
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
R Narasimha
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
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Summary

Boat-tailing of aft bodies may affect the base pressure through two mechanisms: firstly by changing the angle between the approaching flow at separation and the reattachment surface, and secondly by distorting the boundary layer through the favourable pressure gradient (which can be particularly severe in the presence of a sharp corner on the body). The first effect is isolated here by tests on inclined backward-facing steps with a fully developed turbulent boundary layer at separation, at free-stream Mach numbers of 1.75 and 2.4. It is found that the base pressure increases significantly with boat-tail angle; the data have been correlated taking explicit account of the boundary layer effect, modifying and extending the approach adopted by Nash. Charts are provided for quick estimation of base pressure in engineering calculations. Some of the earlier data on boat-tailed bases, on re-examination in the light of the present correlation, suggest that strongly distorted boundary layers at separation affect the base pressure appreciably. Several features of the measured reattachment pressure distributions, including their internal similarity, are also discussed.

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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , August 1974 , pp. 210 - 224
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1974

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