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Hypersonic Shock-Wave/Boundary-Layer Interaction on a Three-Dimensional Expansion-Compression Geometry

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Pith's one-line read Strong relaminarization at the expansion corner prevents truly turbulent shock-boundary-layer interaction at Mach 8

desk verdict New 3D hypersonic SBLI data on an expansion-compression cone, but boundary-layer state is assigned from Re alone without direct surface confirmation. read the letter →

arxiv 2606.19592 v1 pith:6QJOXDMK submitted 2026-06-17 physics.flu-dyn

Anshuman Pandey , Katya Casper , Steven Beresh , Rajkumar Bhakta , Marie De Zetter , Russell Spillers This is my paper · ORCID
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This experimental study maps the flow over a cone with a hyperbolic expansion slice followed by a finite-span compression ramp at Mach 5 and 8. The freestream Reynolds number is changed to produce incoming boundary layers that are laminar, transitional, or turbulent. At low Reynolds numbers the separation shock locks to the expansion corner and the bubble covers most of the slice, while higher Reynolds numbers move the shock downstream and shrink the bubble. At Mach 8 the expansion corner produces strong relaminarization that keeps the interaction from developing fully turbulent character even when the incoming layer is turbulent. The result shows how this non-canonical geometry resets boundary-layer state and changes separation dynamics in ways not seen in simpler ramp configurations.

What carries the argument

Relaminarization across the expansion corner, which resets the incoming boundary-layer turbulence state before the compression ramp is encountered.

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A direct surface measurement or visualization showing that the boundary layer stays turbulent immediately after the expansion corner at Mach 8 would falsify the relaminarization claim.

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Core claim

The strong relaminarization across the expansion corner at Mach 8 prevents the shock/boundary-layer interaction from reaching truly turbulent conditions and fundamentally changes its behavior on this non-canonical geometry.

Load-bearing premise

The incoming boundary-layer state is correctly classified as laminar, transitional, or turbulent solely from the chosen freestream Reynolds number without direct verification of transition location on the model surface.

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  • At laminar or early transitional conditions the separation shock locks onto the expansion corner and the separation region encompasses most of the slice.
  • As Reynolds number rises the separation shock moves downstream onto the slice, the separation bubble shrinks, and the shear-layer flapping frequency rises while its amplitude falls.
  • Large-scale low-frequency breathing motions of the separation region occur in all incoming boundary-layer states.
  • The interaction never reaches fully turbulent conditions at Mach 8 because of the relaminarization effect.

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  • Expansion corners may act as a passive control feature that limits turbulent separation loads on hypersonic vehicles.
  • Direct transition sensing on the surface would be needed to confirm whether the Reynolds-number-based classification matches the actual boundary-layer state.
  • The same resetting mechanism could appear in other hypersonic geometries that place a rapid expansion upstream of a compression surface.
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Summary. This experimental study investigates hypersonic shock-wave/boundary-layer interactions on a three-dimensional expansion-compression geometry consisting of a 7° cone with a hyperbolic slice (expansion corner) followed by a 30° finite-span compression ramp at Mach 5 and 8. By varying the freestream Reynolds number, the authors examine the effects of laminar, transitional, and turbulent incoming boundary layers on separation behavior, shock positions, shear layer flapping frequencies, and large-scale breathing motions, concluding that strong relaminarization at Mach 8 prevents the interaction from reaching truly turbulent conditions.

Significance. If the boundary-layer states are accurately classified, the work provides important insights into non-canonical SBLI geometries relevant to hypersonic vehicles, highlighting the role of relaminarization in altering interaction dynamics. The use of multiple complementary diagnostics (pressure, schlieren, TSP, shear stress, oil flow) strengthens the qualitative observations of trends in separation and unsteadiness.

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  1. [Abstract and Re-variation paragraph] Abstract and paragraph describing Re variation: the incoming boundary-layer state (laminar/transitional/turbulent) is classified solely from the chosen freestream Reynolds number without direct verification of transition location on the model surface (e.g., TSP transition front, shear-stress jump, or fluctuation spectra upstream of the expansion corner). This assumption is load-bearing for the central claim that relaminarization prevents the SBLI from reaching truly turbulent conditions, because if the highest-Re cases remain transitional the observed shrinkage of separation and frequency shifts cannot be attributed to relaminarization acting on turbulent flow.
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  1. [Abstract] Abstract: claims on frequency shifts and relaminarization lack quantitative support such as error bars, spectra, or statistical measures.

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We thank the referee for the thorough review and constructive feedback on our manuscript. We address the single major comment below and agree that strengthening the direct evidence for boundary-layer state classification will improve the paper.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract and Re-variation paragraph] Abstract and paragraph describing Re variation: the incoming boundary-layer state (laminar/transitional/turbulent) is classified solely from the chosen freestream Reynolds number without direct verification of transition location on the model surface (e.g., TSP transition front, shear-stress jump, or fluctuation spectra upstream of the expansion corner). This assumption is load-bearing for the central claim that relaminarization prevents the SBLI from reaching truly turbulent conditions, because if the highest-Re cases remain transitional the observed shrinkage of separation and frequency shifts cannot be attributed to relaminarization acting on turbulent flow.

    Authors: We agree that the abstract and Re-variation description classify the incoming boundary-layer state primarily via freestream Reynolds number and established transition correlations for the 7° cone. While the full manuscript employs TSP, shear-stress sensors, and oil-flow visualizations as complementary diagnostics, these are not explicitly presented as upstream transition verification in the current version. We will revise the manuscript to include additional analysis (e.g., TSP transition fronts or pre-interaction pressure spectra) confirming the laminar/transitional/turbulent states immediately upstream of the expansion corner. This will directly support the relaminarization claim and the attribution of observed trends to turbulent incoming flow at the highest Re. revision: yes

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Purely observational experimental study with no derivations or fitted predictions

full rationale

The paper is an experimental investigation using pressure sensors, schlieren, TSP, shear-stress, and oil-flow visualizations on a cone geometry at Mach 5/8. No equations, models, or derivations are presented that could reduce to inputs by construction. Boundary-layer state classification relies on direct variation of freestream Reynolds number, which is an independent experimental control rather than a fitted or self-defined quantity. No self-citations, uniqueness theorems, or ansatzes appear in any load-bearing step. The study is self-contained against external benchmarks as pure observation.

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No free parameters or invented entities; the work rests on standard experimental fluid-dynamics assumptions about flow uniformity and boundary-layer response to Reynolds number.

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  • domain assumption Freestream Reynolds number variation produces laminar, transitional, or turbulent boundary layers approaching the expansion corner.
    Paper states boundary-layer state is set by Re variation without additional verification methods described.

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abstract

This experimental work explores the flow field around a three-dimensional expansion-compression geometry on a slender cone at Mach 5 and 8 using high-frequency pressure sensors, high-framerate schlieren, temperature-sensitive paint, shear-stress measurements and oil-flow visualizations. The $7^\circ$ cone geometry has a hyperbolic slice acting as an expansion corner which is then followed by a $30^\circ$ finite-span compression ramp. The freestream Reynolds number was varied so that the boundary layer approaching the expansion corner was either laminar, transitional or turbulent. At laminar or early transitional conditions, the separation shock locks onto the expansion corner and the separation region encompasses most of the slice, with the separation shear layer flapping at a preferred frequency. As Reynolds number is increased, the separation shock moves downstream onto the slice, the separation bubble shrinks, and the shear layer flapping frequency increases while its amplitude drops. In all cases, large-scale low-frequency breathing motions are observed. The strong relaminarization across the expansion corner at Mach 8 prevents the shock/boundary-layer interaction from reaching truly turbulent conditions and fundamentally changes its behavior on this non-canonical geometry.

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