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Separation control by vortex generator devices in a transonic channel flow

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An experimental study was conducted in a transonic channel to control by mechanical vortex generator devices the strong interaction between a shock wave and a separated turbulent boundary layer. Control devices—co-rotating and counter-rotating vane-type vortex generators—were implemented upstream of the shock foot region and tested both on a steady shock wave and on a forced shock oscillation configurations. The spanwise spacing of vortex generator devices along the channel appeared to be an important parameter to control the flow separation region. When the distance between each device is decreased, the vortices merging is more efficient to reduce the separation. Their placement upstream of the shock wave is determinant to ensure that vortices have mixed momentum all spanwise long before they reach the separation line, so as to avoid separation cells. Then, vortex generators slightly reduced the amplitude of the forced shock wave oscillation by delaying the upstream displacement of the leading shock.

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  1. Fundamental and Experimental Aerodynamics Department, ONERA, 92190, Meudon, France

    Reynald Bur, Didier Coponet & Yves Carpels

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Bur, R., Coponet, D. & Carpels, Y. Separation control by vortex generator devices in a transonic channel flow. Shock Waves 19, 521–530 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-009-0234-6

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