Interaction of the vortex structures formed in parallel pulsed jets

The experimental investigation of the “lateral” interaction of the heads of pulsed jets and primary shock waves at various nozzle spacings and pressure ratio numbers is described. The various stages of formation of a composite pulsed jet issuing from a multinozzle block are classified and the flow development mechanisms are explored. It is shown for both a block and a single nozzle the shock wave travels with almost the same velocity, whereas the jet front formed at the exit from a single nozzle moves much more slowly than the jet front formed beyond a nozzle block. Long-lived lateral bursts of gas, whose dimensions are an order greater than those of the jet bursts, are detected. Their long period of existence considerably increases the stabilization time of the steady-state structure and parameters as compared with a single pulsed jet with the same flow rate.