Abstract: Any configuration consisting of flat plate attached to a ramp experiences shock wave boundary layer interaction (SWBLI) at supersonic or hypersonic Mach numbers. This interaction can lead to flow separation at the ramp ...

Abstract: A single component accelerometer-based force balance is developed, calibrated, and used for high enthalpy applications. Functionality of this force balance, for such applications, is demonstrated for the first time during ...

Abstract: A finite volume–based unstructured inviscid flow solver has been developed for the study of nonequilibrium effects in high enthalpy flows. Four different inviscid flux computation schemes are tested for literature reported ...

Abstract: This study investigates the use of planar wingtip attachments to improve the lift generating performance of low aspect ratio (AR) flat-plate wings in the low Reynolds number (Re) range (<105). Inspired by nature’s ...

Abstract: Surface temperature history and determination of convective heating rate are the important activity in many research programs for devising an effective cooling system in internal combustion engines ...

Abstract: Aerothermodynamic analysis was performed for blunt-body configurations with spikes mounted to determine drag reduction effectiveness. In-house perfect gas and chemical nonequilibrium solvers were utilized. The analysis ...