Numerical studies of laser-induced energy deposition for supersonic flow control

Ramnath Kandala, Graham V Candler

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Abstract

This paper deals with the computational study of localized laser energy deposition in three-dimensional supersonic flows. A model for Nd:YAG laser energy deposition in air has been developed to capture the key physical processes including the energy absorption and the resulting fluid dynamics. Energy deposition was found to be effective in reducing the peak surface pressure in flows with Edney Type IV shock-shock interaction, while in flows with intersecting oblique shocks in dual-solution domain, it led to a transition from Mach reflection to regular reflection for certain flow configurations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication3rd M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics
Pages693-697
Number of pages5
StatePublished - Dec 1 2005
Event3rd M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: Jun 14 2005Jun 17 2005

Publication series

Name3rd M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics

Other

Other3rd M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, MA
Period6/14/056/17/05

Keywords

  • CFD
  • Laser energy deposition
  • Supersonic flow control

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