Uncertainty and Sensitivity Study on Lateral Jet Interaction for Hypersonic Missile

Abstract

The demanding working environment of hypersonic missiles imposes high requirements on the reliability and stability of the reaction control system. This work aims to investigate the impact of uncertainties in freestream and jet parameters on the flowfield and aerodynamic performance of a missile with a lateral jet. Initially, the influence of angle of attack and Mach number on aerodynamic characteristics is evaluated. The findings indicate that the lateral jet control effect is enhanced as the Mach number increases. Moreover, the interference force/moment does not vary linearly with the angle of attack, and there are notable differences in the flow characteristics when the jet is on the windward and leeward sides. Subsequently, six parameters are selected as input variables. The uncertainties of the output results are analyzed using a stochastic expansion based on the nonintrusive polynomial chaos method. Sensitivity analysis is performed using Sobol indices to estimate the relative contributions of each parameter to the overall uncertainty. Within the given uncertainty interval, the surface pressure of the missile exhibits significant variation, with a maximum uncertainty of approximately 480%. The uncertainty of the recirculation zone range is 50.14%, while the pitch moment amplification factor has an uncertainty of 52.44%. The freestream Mach number, angle of attack, and jet pressure ratio are identified as key factors affecting the aerodynamic performance, surface pressure coefficient, and jet penetration height. Conversely, the contribution of other parameters can be considered negligible.