Unsteady interaction and dynamic stability analysis of a two-stage-to-orbit vehicle during transverse stage separation

Y Wang, Y Wang - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
Hypersonic stage separation is a significant process for the future two-stage-to-orbit (TSTO)
vehicle. Strong and complex interstage aerodynamic interference may result in drastic …

Start/unstart hysteresis characteristics driven by embedded rocket of a rocket-based combined-cycle inlet

Y Yang, Z Tian, X Yang, X Liu, L Shi - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The RBCC (rocket-based combined-cycle) engine integrates a rocket engine into the flow
passage of the ramjet engine, thereby significantly broadening the operating range and …

Experimental Study on Aerodynamic Heating of Hypersonic Boundary-Layer Blowing

Z Li, M Liu, G Han, D Wang, Z Jiang - AIAA Journal, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
BOUNDARY-LAYER blowing plays an essential role in the thermal protection [1], fuel
injection [2], and boundary-layer transition control [3–8] of hypersonic vehicles. The blowing …

Unsteady separation mechanism of ground horizontal-sliding takeoff system

H Qian, W Wang, Y Jiang, P Yan, Y Cai - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Complex aerodynamic interference has long posed challenges to the safe separation of
multi-body systems. Based on a new conceptual ground horizontal-sliding takeoff approach …

Investigation of shock-shock interaction in hypersonic rarefied flow using direct simulation Monte Carlo method

Y Jiang, T Ma - arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.00351, 2024 - arxiv.org
The rarefied flows encountered by the hypersonic vehicles in their high-altitude flights call
for investigations coupling the shock-shock interaction and the rarefied-gas effect. An in …