Modeling of the three-dimensional structure high-porosity cellular materials in supersonic flows

A numerical simulation of a supersonic (M∞ = 7) flow around a cylinder with a front gas-permeable porous insert at a zero angle of attack was carried out using three-dimensional skeleton models of a highly porous cellular material made of non-intersecting hard spheres with a regular and chaotic arrangement of pores. A comparative analysis of these skeleton models with different spatial arrangement and pore size showed a weak influence of the structure of skeleton models on the resistance of a cylinder with a front gas-permeable insert. The computed data of the drag coefficient are compared with the results of tube experiments.