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Abstract

An experimental study is conducted on the surface shear stress vector distribution on a plate in a supersonic jet flow, with a focus on the separation region. The shear-sensitive liquid crystal coating (SSLCC) technique is employed for the flow visualization and measurement, which is based on the shear stress distribution, and the flow pattern on the plate is captured. The results demonstrate that the nozzle pressure ratio (NPR) is the main inducement to flow evolution, and a high NPR causes a separation region on the plate, where the adverse flow is challenging to the SSLCC technique. Therefore, an improved measurement method for the SSLCC is proposed to successfully obtain the wall shear stress distribution inside the separation and reattachment area. The flow structures on the plate, including the separation and reattachment positions and vortex and adverse flows, are accurately captured in detail, which indicates that this method is practical for measuring the wall shear stress in separated flow.

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Title
Shear Stress Distribution of the Separation Region on a Plate in Supersonic Jet Flow
Author
Jiao, Yun 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Li, Weijun 2 ; Yu, Ji 2 ; Hou, Puchen 2 ; Ye Yuan 2 ; Xue, Longsheng 1 ; Cheng, Keming 2 ; Wang, Chengpeng 1 

 College of Aerospace Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China; Ministerial Key Laboratory of Unsteady Aerodynamics and Flow Control, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China 
 College of Aerospace Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China 
First page
179
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
22264310
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3181343370
Copyright
© 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.