Computational Analysis of a Conical High-Speed Parent-Store System
Francis A. Centlivre, Gregory Allan. Blaisdell, Jonathan Poggie · 2024
The high-speed flowfield around a parent-store system is investigated in the present work using CREATE-AV Kestrel. The store is held in close proximity of the parent body such that the bow shock from the store reflects between the parent and store surfaces several times, interacting with the boundary layers. Rapid expansion occurs in the region behind the store, while the boundary layer of the parent body separates and forms a recirculation region. This process creates a complex system of vortices that lead to striations in the temperature and pressure on the parent body surface.