Instability and transition onset downstream of a laminar separation bubble at Mach 6

EK Benitez, MP Borg, A Scholten, P Paredes… - Journal of Fluid …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Instability measurements of an axisymmetric, laminar separation bubble were made over a
sharp cone-cylinder-flare with a flare angle under hypersonic quiet flow. Two distinct …

Measurements of an axisymmetric hypersonic shear-layer instability on a cone-cylinder-flare in quiet flow

EK Benitez, MP Borg, P Paredes, SP Schneider… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
Instabilities generated in Mach-6 quiet flow about an axisymmetric cone-cylinder-flare
geometry with a 5∘ half-angle sharp cone were studied in the Boeing/AFOSR Mach-6 Quiet …

Optical-axis spatial sensitivity of a simulated focused laser differential interferometer

EK Benitez, MP Borg, C Rhodes, JS Jewell - AIAA Journal, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
A focused laser differential interferometer (FLDI) simulation was used to study the sensitivity
of the FLDI technique to a variety of factors. The model takes in a series of density fields and …

Separation and transition on a cone-cylinder-flare: Experimental campaigns

EK Benitez, MP Borg, S Esquieu, C Caillaud… - AIAA SciTech 2024 …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Several experimental campaigns have been conducted across a number of Mach-6 facilities
on the hypersonic flow around a cone-cylinder-flare (CCF) geometry with a 5 ^∘ half-angle …

Instability measurements on two cone-cylinder-flares at Mach 6

EK Benitez - 2021 - search.proquest.com
This research focuses on measurements of a convective shear-layer instability seen
naturally in quiet hypersonic flow. Experiments were carried out in the Boeing/AFOSR Mach …

Measurements on a blunt cone-cylinder-flare at mach 6

EK Benitez, MP Borg, JL Hill, A Scholten… - AIAA SciTech 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-1245. vid A blunt cone-cylinder-
flare model was tested at the AFRL Mach-6 Ludwieg Tube at 0-degree angle of attack …

Hypersonic transitional boundary-layer profile using a linear-array FLDI

EK Benitez, TJ Leger, MW Tufts, MP Borg… - AIAA Aviation 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-4253. vid Simultaneous density-
fluctuation measurements were made using a linear array focused laser differential …

Instability and transition onset downstream of an axisymmetric separation bubble with sharp and blunt nosetips

EK Benitez, MP Borg, ZA McDaniel… - AIAA Aviation 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-3702. vid A cone-cylinder-flare
model was tested at the Boeing/AFOSR Mach-6 Quiet Tunnel at 0-deg angle of attack …

Nosetip bluntness effects on a cone-cylinder-flare at mach 6

EK Benitez, MP Borg, JL Hill - Experiments in Fluids, 2024 - Springer
A cone-cylinder-flare model with sharp and blunt nosetips was tested at the AFRL Mach-6
Ludwieg Tube at a 0\(^{\circ}\) angle of attack. Surface-pressure fluctuation measurements …

Separation and Transition on a CCF: Experimental Campaigns

EK Benitez, C Caillaud, ZA McDaniel… - AIAA SciTech Forum …, 2024 - ntrs.nasa.gov
Several experimental campaigns have been conducted across a number of Mach-6 facilities
on the hypersonic flow around a CCF (CCF) geometry with a 5° half-angle cone and a 12° …