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The unsteady aspects of shock-induced-separation patterns have been investigated inside a Mach 2 planar nozzle. The mean location of the shock can vary by changing, relatively to the nozzle throat, the height of the second throat which is positioned downstream of the square test section. This study focuses on the wall pressure fluctuations spectra and the unsteady behaviour of the shock. Symmetric shock configurations appear both for the largest openings of the second throat, and for the smallest openings. For an intermediate opening the shock system exhibits asymmetrical configurations. A coating with roughnesses sticked on the throat part of the nozzle in order to modify the state of the incoming boundary layers (from smooth to rought turbulent statement) is a driver for the asymmetry. The fluctuating displacements of the shock patterns were analysed by using an ultra fast shadowgraph visualization technique. A spectral analysis of the unsteady wall pressure measurements has revealed low frequency phenomena governed by large structure dynamics in the separated flows.
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Communicated by K. Takayama
PACS 02.60.Cb; 05.10.Ln; 47.11.+j; 47.15.Cb; 47.40.Nm
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Bourgoing, A., Reijasse, P. Experimental analysis of unsteady separated flows in a supersonic planar nozzle. Shock Waves 14, 251–258 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-005-0269-2
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