Control of Suddenly Expanded Flow Using Quarter Rib for Area Ratio 4.84 at Mach 2

Authors

  • Zakir Ilahi Chaudhary Department of Mechanical Engineering Automobile, M. H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering, Mumbai, 400008, India
  • Ambareen Khan Centre for Instructional Technology and Multimedia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
  • Sher Afghan Khan Mechanical Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
  • Mohammad Nishat Akhtar School of Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 11600, Malaysia
  • Khizar Ahmed Pathan Department of Mechanical Engineering, CSMSS Chh. Shahu College of Engineering, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.19.1.129

Keywords:

Skin-friction drag, wave drag, base drag, nozzle pressure ratio, L/D ratio

Abstract

Occurrence of sudden expansion is widespread in the defense and automobile industry. At the blunt base of the fuselage, missiles, projectiles, and aircraft bombs, the flow gets separated at the base and forms low-pressure recirculation, leading to a significant increase in the base drag. This paper addresses how this low base pressure at the base can be controlled. A detailed numerical study was conducted to assess the impact of the quarter circle as a passive control mechanism in a suddenly expanded flow for an area ratio of 4.84 at Mach M = 2.0 for various rib radii ranging from 1 mm to 4 mm, the different duct lengths from L = 1D to 6D at different nozzle pressure ratio ranging from 3 to 11. The findings of this study show that a 1 mm rib is inadequate to impact the flow field inside the duct. Passive control in the form of a quarter circle rib seems to become effective once the nozzle flows under a favorable pressure gradient. However, the remaining rib radii effectively reduce the suction created at the base of the recirculation zone. It is found that the rib radius of 4 mm when placed at 66 mm at the base, results in a maximum rise in the base pressure, and the base pressure ratio attains a value of 3.4. These results are case sensitive; hence, one has to make a final decision about the rib radius, rib location, and the level of expansion based on the end user requirement.

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Author Biographies

Zakir Ilahi Chaudhary, Department of Mechanical Engineering Automobile, M. H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering, Mumbai, 400008, India

chzakirilahi@gmail.com

Ambareen Khan, Centre for Instructional Technology and Multimedia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

khanambareen5@gmail.com

Sher Afghan Khan, Mechanical Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

sakhan@iium.edu.my; sakhan06@gmail.com

Mohammad Nishat Akhtar, School of Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 11600, Malaysia

nishat@usm.my

Khizar Ahmed Pathan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, CSMSS Chh. Shahu College of Engineering, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

kn.pathan@gmail.com

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Published

2025-03-29

How to Cite

Chaudhary, Z. I., Khan, A., Khan, S. A., Akhtar, M. N., & Pathan, K. A. (2025). Control of Suddenly Expanded Flow Using Quarter Rib for Area Ratio 4.84 at Mach 2. Journal of Advanced Research in Experimental Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, 19(1), 1–29. https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.19.1.129
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