基于多孔介质板的双喉道路德维希管风洞匀流数值研究

Jet suppression and parameter optimization in dual-throat Ludwieg tube wind tunnel using porous plate

  • 摘要: 双喉道路德维希管风洞能够有效降低快开阀扰动,但第一段拉瓦尔喷管急剧扩张诱发的高速射流严重破坏了下游流场的空间均匀性。为抑制该射流效应,本文提出在稳定段入口引入多孔介质板的气动整流方案。基于非定常数值模拟方法,研究了多孔介质板的阻尼系数、厚度及布置方式对风洞稳定运行前后稳定段流场射流结构的影响,并定量评估了拉瓦尔喷管出口马赫数与湍动能的分布规律。研究发现,多孔介质板对射流的抑制效果高度依赖于其气动与几何参数:存在最优的阻尼系数(ζ = 2.11×107),多孔介质板过高的阻尼系数虽能抑制核心区激波/膨胀波系,但会带来较大的总压损失,并导致流场马赫数空间分布的均匀性下降;存在最优的厚度(h = 10 mm),厚度过大将导致多孔介质板内部发生微射流合并,激发出破坏流场品质的大尺度射流结构。针对单级厚多孔介质板诱发的动态失稳问题,本文验证了2级整流布局的优越性,该布局通过对初始尾迹的空间截断与多级耗散,成功破坏了低频大尺度射流结构,有效改善了风洞的全局不稳定性。本研究揭示了多孔介质板在双喉道路德维希风洞中的气动耗散规律,为高速风洞低扰动流场的设计与优化提供了指导。

     

    Abstract: Although the dual-throat Ludwieg tube wind tunnel can effectively suppress fast-opening valve disturbances, the high-speed jet induced by the sharp expansion of the first Laval nozzle severely damages the spatial uniformity of the downstream flow field. To mitigate this jet effect, an aerodynamic flow conditioning scheme involving the introduction of a porous plate at the inlet of the settling chamber is proposed. Based on unsteady numerical simulations, the effects of the damping coefficient, thickness, and configuration of the porous plate on the jet structures within the settling chamber flow field—both before and after stable wind tunnel operation—are investigated. Furthermore, the distribution patterns of the Mach number and turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) at the exit of the main Laval nozzle are quantitatively evaluated. The results indicate that the jet suppression efficacy of the porous plate is highly dependent on its aerodynamic and geometric parameters. An optimal damping coefficient exists (ζ = 2.11×107); an excessively high damping coefficient can suppress the shock/expansion wave systems in the core flow region but incurs significant stagnation pressure losses and degrades the spatial uniformity of the Mach number distribution. Additionally, an optimal thickness is identified (h = 10 mm), beyond which internal micro-jet coalescence occurs within the porous plate, triggering large-scale jet structures that degrade the flow field quality. Addressing the dynamic instability induced by a single-stage thick porous plate, this paper verifies the superiority of a dual-stage flow conditioning configuration. Through the spatial truncation and multi-stage dissipation of the initial wakes, this layout successfully disrupts the low-frequency, large-scale jet structures, thereby effectively mitigating the global instability of the wind tunnel. This study clarifies the aerodynamic dissipation mechanisms of porous plates in dual-throat Ludwieg tube wind tunnels, providing valuable guidance for the design and optimization of low-disturbance flow fields in hypersonic wind tunnels.

     

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