Forebody CFD studies of HSTDV cruise vehicle.
- Funding Agency: Defense Research and Development Organization
- Project Summary: The forebody of a hypersonic vehicle based on scramjet propulsion acts as an
external compression inlet for the engine. A typical configuration consists of compression ramps
and wedges. The flow field generated by these compression surfaces is quite complex. In the
absence of experimental data, computational fluid dynamics serves as a valuable tool in
understanding the flow physics and predicting the characteristics of the inlet configuration. In this
paper, a generic hypersonic forebody geometry consisting of compression ramps and side fences
is investigated. The shock and surface flow pattern is examined in detail, followed by the surface
pressure and heat transfer prediction on the geometry.
- Total Project outlay: Rs. 16.9956 lakhs
- Duration and year of initiation: Two years; 2006.