Numerical Investigation on Transient Effect of Jet Interference Characteristics of Lateral-Jet-Controlled Spinning Missile

Abstract

At present, there is no publicly published research on the unsteady interference effect in the start-up process of the lateral jet control of the spinning missile. The variation of aerodynamic characteristics during the jet start-up process of the spinning missile is still unclear. Therefore, the unsteady numerical method based on the three-dimensional unsteady compressible Navier–Stokes equations and the sliding mesh method is used to study the unsteady jet interference characteristics of the spinning missile during the starting process of the lateral jet. Based on the verification of the numerical simulation method in this paper, the jet interference flow field under the conditions of non-rotation and rotation is simulated, and the variation of the aerodynamic characteristics of the missile under the two conditions is given. The influence of rotation on the unsteady aerodynamic characteristics of the lateral-jet-controlled spinning missile is analyzed. The flow mechanism resulting in the change of the jet control characteristics and the lateral aerodynamic characteristics of the missile is analyzed through the interference flow field structure at different moments after the jet starts. The results indicate that in the start-up process of pulse jet control, the jet interference characteristics on the fins have a delay effect compared with the projectile body. The duration of the unsteady effect caused by the high-pressure region upstream of the nozzle is shorter than that caused by the low-pressure region downstream of the nozzle. The flow separation and reattachment near the nozzle have strong unsteady characteristics. The jet wake has the most obvious interference effect on Fin1. The pressure on the side of the rotation direction of Fin1 increases, while the opposite side is in contrast.