H. Leonard

Numerical Simulation and Visualization of Plug Truncation Effects on Supersonic Turbulent Flow in a Conical Aerospike Nozzle

Truncation of aerospike plug nozzles in high-speed propulsion has become widely adopted to reduce structural length and cooling demands. However, it introduces a low-pressure base region and wake losses which can offset performance gains. To explore possible improvements to this mode of propulsion, we present a numeric...