Hypersonic flight involves a variety of complex flow phenomena that directly impact the aerothermodynamic loading of high-speed vehicles. The turbulence encountered during a typical flight trajectory influences and interacts with the shock waves on and around the surface of a vehicle and its propulsion system, affecting both aerodynamic and power plant performance. These interactions can be studied by isolating a turbulent flow convected through a normal shock, commonly referred to as the canonical shock-turbulence interaction (STI) problem. Scale-resolving computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and linear interaction analysis (LIA) have been crucial in studying this problem and formulating scaling laws that explain the observed behavior. In this work, an extensive review of the theoretical (LIA) and numerical (CFD) work on the canonical STI is presented. The majority of the work conducted to date has focused on calorically perfect gases with constant heat capacities. However, in hypersonic flows, chemical and thermal non-equilibrium effects may alter the nature of the interaction. As a result, relevant LIA and CFD studies addressing high-enthalpy phenomena are also succinctly discussed.
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April 04 2025
Review of shock-turbulence interaction with a focus on hypersonic flow
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Measurement, Modelling and Prediction of Hypersonic Turbulence
Alberto Cuadra
;
Alberto Cuadra
(Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Grupo de Mecánica de Fluidos, Departamento de Ingeniería Térmica y de Fluidos, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
, Leganés 28911, Spain
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Mario Di Renzo
;
Mario Di Renzo
(Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
2
Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento
, Lecce 73100, Italy
3
Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University
, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Jimmy-John O. E. Hoste
;
Jimmy-John O. E. Hoste
(Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
4
Destinus SA
, Payerne, Switzerland
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Christopher T. Williams
;
Christopher T. Williams
(Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
3
Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University
, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Marcos Vera;
Marcos Vera
(Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Grupo de Mecánica de Fluidos, Departamento de Ingeniería Térmica y de Fluidos, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
, Leganés 28911, Spain
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César Huete
César Huete
a)
(Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Grupo de Mecánica de Fluidos, Departamento de Ingeniería Térmica y de Fluidos, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
, Leganés 28911, Spain
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: [email protected]
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Alberto Cuadra
1
Mario Di Renzo
2,3
Jimmy-John O. E. Hoste
4
Christopher T. Williams
3
Marcos Vera
1
César Huete
1,a)
1
Grupo de Mecánica de Fluidos, Departamento de Ingeniería Térmica y de Fluidos, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
, Leganés 28911, Spain
2
Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento
, Lecce 73100, Italy
3
Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University
, Stanford, California 94305, USA
4
Destinus SA
, Payerne, Switzerland
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: [email protected]
Physics of Fluids 37, 045129 (2025)
Article history
Received:
December 31 2024
Accepted:
February 17 2025
Citation
Alberto Cuadra, Mario Di Renzo, Jimmy-John O. E. Hoste, Christopher T. Williams, Marcos Vera, César Huete; Review of shock-turbulence interaction with a focus on hypersonic flow. Physics of Fluids 1 April 2025; 37 (4): 045129. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0255816
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