Experimental study of weak shock waves influence on the supersonic boundary layer of the flat plate model

Abstract

The experimental study of the effect of weak shock waves on the supersonic boundary layer of the flat plate with a blunt leading edge (the radius of bluntness was r = 2.5 mm) with Mach number M = 2.5 and zero angle of attack was carried out. The measurements were carried out using the constant temperature anemometer. The paper presents a complex flow structure on the surface of the model. High-intensity peaks were found in the regions of the disturbed flow. Also the spectral analysis of perturbations was performed. It is found that the supersonic boundary layer on a flat plate is very sensitive to the effect of weak shock waves.