Experimental Investigation of Turbulent Step-Induced Boundary-Layer Separation at Mach Numbers 2.5, 3, and 4

摘要

An experimental investigation of turbulent separated boundary-layer flow was conducted using high forward-facing steps (with side plates) mounted on a flat plate at zero angle of attack. The tests were made at Mach numbers of 2.5, 3.0, and 4.0 for Reynolds numbers, based on the boundary-layer total thickness at the separation location, from 100,000 to 150,000. The effects of Mach number, step height and span, end plates, and step-face fairings were investigated. Data are presented graphically and in tabulations and include model surface pressures on the flat plate and on the face and top of selected steps, boundary-layer Mach number profiles, and selected oil dot photographs. (Author)