Abstract
Pressure fluctuations on a semi-infinite flat obstacle impinged by a supersonic underexpanded jet are studied. The nozzle exit Mach number is \({{\text{M}}_a} = 1\) , the jet off-design parameter \(n = 2.1\) , and the distance from the nozzle exit to the obstacle \(h{\text{/}}{D_a} = 2{-} 15\) ( \({D_a}\) is the nozzle exit diameter). It is shown that tangential injection of six microjets can lead to a significant reduction in pressure fluctuations on the obstacle. The mass flow rate through all microjets is 0.3% of the mass flow rate through the main jet. A self-oscillating mass-flow-rate regime of jet–obstacle interaction is found to occur at \(h{\text{/}}{D_a} < 3\) , a self-oscillating regime with acoustic feedback at \(3 < h{\text{/}}{D_a} < 8\) , and a turbulent aperiodic interaction regime at \(h{\text{/}}{D_a} > 8\) .