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Static regulation of base drag: a review

Khan, Ambareen and Akhatar, Mihammad Nishat and Khan, Sher Afghan (2026) Static regulation of base drag: a review. Aeronautics and Aerospace Open access Journal, 10 (4). pp. 194-199. ISSN 2576-4500

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Abstract

This review comprehensively examines the static regulation of base drag at high Mach numbers. A sudden growth in nozzle area causes flow separation and reattachment. This sudden increase splits the jet into a main jet and a separated region. When a cavity controls the flow, reattachment must occur within the cavity to influence the flow field. The findings confirm that the cavity helps only when the reattachment length is slightly larger than the cavity position. When the reattachment length is shorter than the cavity location or longer than the cavity placement, the cavity has no effect, and base pressure does not change with or without the cavity. Likewise, increasing the cavity aspect ratio may make the cavity effective. Cavity depth does not affect the cavity’s control effectiveness.

Item Type: Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords: aerospace vehicles, mach number, dynamic control
Subjects: T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics > TL780 Rockets
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Mechanical Engineering
Depositing User: Prof. Dr. Sher Afghan Khan
Date Deposited: 05 Nov 2026 12:28
Last Update: 05 Nov 2026 12:28
Queue Number: 2026-10-Q6008
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/132468
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