Numerical Investigation of a Rotating Double Compression Ramp Intake

The intakes of air-breathing high-speed flying vehicles produce a large share of the thrust propulsion. Furthermore, the propulsion performance of these engines increases when the single ramp intake is replaced with a multiple-ramps intake. Many scholars numerically and experimentally studied the high-speed engine performance over static single and multiple compression ramps. However, the transient behavior of the flow during the rotation of the double compression ramp from a single ramp is not fully investigated. The present paper aims to numerically investigate the transient shock reflection phenomenon over a rotating double wedge. The problem will start with a 3-Mach number inviscid flow over a single wedge. Then, a portion of the wedge will be rotated upstream at a quite low trailing Mach number to avoid the significant lag effect in the shock waves system. This idea could be applied in the supersonic intake or extensionally in the hypersonic intake of scramjets with a somehow complex mechanism. Further, the length of the rotating portion of the wedge will be changed three times to study its effect on the shock system. The results show a high gain in the pressure due to the rotation of the wedge. Moreover, the wave angles were larger at the low chord ratio value of w₂/w_i = 0.25 than at the high values of w₂/w_i at the same second wedge rotating angle, θ₂, resulting in a higher pressure distribution.