Characteristics of reattached oblique detonation induced by a double wedge

Abstract

The stationary characteristics of the oblique detonation wave (ODW) induced by the double wedge with an expansion corner are investigated using two-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations along with a two-step induction-exothermic kinetic model. The results show that the detached ODW can be reattached by expansion waves induced by the double wedge so that the standing window of ODW can be expanded. The re-standing position of ODW depends on the location and strength of the expansion waves, which are governed by the first wedge length L and the corner angle between the first and second wedge surface θC. There is a critical angle reattachment that determines whether the ODW can be reattached by expansion waves, and this critical angle increases as wedge length increases. However, the detached ODW cannot be reattached when the wedge length is increased to a critical value regardless of the wedge corner. The re-standing position moves downstream with the increment of θC until the last Mach wave tangent to the subsonic zone behind the strong overdriven ODW because no more Mach waves interact with the initiation zone. Moreover, the comparison of viscous and inviscid fields demonstrates that a shorter wedge length is necessary for the viscous field to reattach the ODW because the recirculation zone forms a gas wedge that extends the first wedge surface.