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Tab orientation effect on jet mixing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2025

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E. Rathakrishnan*
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Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India
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Abstract

The effect of tab orientation on the mixing characteristics of a Mach 1.6 circular jet issuing from a convergent-divergent (C-D) nozzle is studied experimentally. The tabs used in this study are triangular tabs with sharp and truncated vertices positioned upright and in inverse orientations, along diametrically opposite locations at the nozzle exit. Mixing characteristics of the jet operated at nozzle pressure ratios (NPRs) 3 to 6, in step 1, were studied. For inverse triangular and inverse truncated triangular tabs, a maximum core length reduction of about 87% is achieved at NPR 3. The corresponding core length reductions caused by the upright triangular and truncated triangular, and rectangular tabs are 71, 81 and 84%, respectively. It is found that the jet mixing is strongly influenced by the combined effect of tab geometry, tip effectand the pressure gradient at the nozzle exit. The pressure distribution in the directions along and perpendicular to the tab, at different axial locations, was used to discern the evolution and spread of the jet. The pressure profiles for all tab geometries show that the jet spread perpendicular to the tab is more than that along the tab at all the NPRs studied. The shadowgraph images of the jets show that the waves present in the controlled jet are weaker than those in the uncontrolled jet.

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compressiblecorejetMach numbermixing

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The Aeronautical Journal , First View , pp. 1 - 23
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