Direct numerical simulation of a microramp in a high-Reynolds number supersonic turbulent boundary layer

F Salvadore, A Memmolo, D Modesti, G Della Posta… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
This paper is associated with a video winner of a 2022 American Physical Society's Division
of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) Gallery of Fluid Motion (GFM) Award for work presented at the DFD …

Direct numerical simulation of boundary layers over microramps: Mach number effects

G Della Posta, M Fratini, F Salvadore, M Bernardini - AIAA Journal, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Microvortex generators are passive control devices with heights below the boundary-layer
thickness that have been proposed to mitigate the detrimental effects of shock …

High-fidelity simulations of microramp-controlled shock wave/boundary layer interaction

G Della Posta, E Martelli, F Salvadore… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Microvortex generators (MVGs) are a promising solution to control shock wave/turbulent
boundary layer interactions (SBLIs). This study examines the effects of a microramp VG on …

Large Eddy Simulations of an Ascending Space Launcher at Lift-Off

G Della Posta, F Salvadore, F Stella, A Neri… - 30th AIAA/CEAS …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
The initial phase of the lift-off of space launchers is characterized by a complicated system of
acoustic waves that can negatively impact both the ground facility and the vehicle itself …

Passive Control of Shock-Wave/Turbulent Boundary-Layer Interaction Using Spanwise Heterogeneous Roughness

W Wu, L Laguarda, D Modesti, S Hickel - Flow, Turbulence and …, 2024 - Springer
A novel passive flow-control method for shock-wave/turbulent boundary-layer interactions
(STBLI) is investigated. The method relies on a structured roughness pattern constituted by …