Download or read book An Experimental Investigation of the Unsteady Behavior of Blunt Fin-Induced Shock Wave Turbulent Boundary Layer Interactions written by David S. Dolling and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An experimental study has been made of blunt fin-induced shock wave turbulent boundary layer interactions. This type of interaction is known to be highly unsteady. The objective of this experiment was to determine the characteristics of the fluctuating surface pressure distribution and the parameters controlling it. Tests have been made using fins of different diameter, D, with incoming turbulent boundary layers varying in thickness, Delta, in the ratio of about 5:1. Measurements have been made on the fin centerline and up to four diameters outboard of it. All tests were made at a Mach number of 2.95 and a unit Reynolds number of 6.3 billion/m, and under approximately adiabatic wall conditions. The measurements show that very high intensity r.m.s. pressure levels occur--up to almost two orders of magnitude above that of the incoming boundary layer. The highest intensities occur on centerline ahead of the fin. Here, the r.m.s. pressure distribution is characterized by three distinct peaks which decrease at different rates with distance outboard. Even four diameters off centerline, the maximum r.m.s. value in the distribution is still an order of magnitude larger than that of the incoming boundary layer. Outboard of the centerline, the r.m.s. pressure level downstream of the freestream shock wave steadily decreases. Within a distance of six to eight diameters it is close to the undisturbed value. With different diameter fins and different boundary layers, the qualitative characteristics are the same. The quantitative results depend on the ratio D/Delta. (Author).