26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-4.3.3

NUMERICAL STUDY OF ENERGY UTILIZATION IN NOZZLE/PLUME FLOW-FIELDS OF HIGH-SPEED AIR-BREATHING VEHICLES

D. Riggins, D. Moorhouse*, A. Wilson
Univ. of Missouri - Rolla, USA; *United States Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

Keywords: hypersonics, propulsion, aircraft design

Present study is a parametric numerical (CFD) investigation of the potential impact of localized energy deposition in the nozzle/aftbody region of a hypersonic vehicle configuration. Of interest in this study are the moments generated by utilizing this concept as well as possible reductions in heat transfer to the vehicle.

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