Variable Mach number design approach for a parallel waverider with a wide-speed range based on the osculating cone theory

Abstract In the current study, a variable Mach number waverider design approach has been proposed based on the osculating cone theory. The design Mach number of the osculating cone constant Mach number waverider with the same volumetric efficiency of the osculating cone variable Mach number waverider has been determined by writing a program for calculating the volumetric efficiencies of waveriders. The CFD approach has been utilized to verify the effectiveness of the proposed approach. At the same time, through the comparative analysis of the aerodynamic performance, the performance advantage of the osculating cone variable Mach number waverider is studied. The obtained results show that the osculating cone variable Mach number waverider owns higher lift-to-drag ratio throughout the flight profile when compared with the osculating cone constant Mach number waverider, and it has superior low-speed aerodynamic performance while maintaining nearly the same high-speed aerodynamic performance.

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