Abstract: Self-sustained oscillation of supersonic cold flowover cavities of scramjets is investigated.Unsteady flowfields are calculated by hybrid RANS/LES method.The key cavity parameters,cavity aft wall angle andthe ratio of cavitylengthto depth,are considered.The hybrid model captures the large scale unsteady characteristics and reveals the evolution process of cavityfree shearlayer.Pressure fluctuation spectra agree well with theoretical prediction.The hybrid RANS/LES data indicate that both cavity shape and size have significant effects on oscillation.Asthe ratio of cavitylengthto depth decreases,the oscillations tend to concentrate on several modes,and the frequency of maximumoscillation amplitude shifts to higher values.Most oscillations are greatly attenuate as the cavity aft wall angle decreases.Compared with a steep aft wall cavity,only highfrequency mode remains inthe cavity with small aft wall angle.

Key words: hybrid RANS/LES, cavityflameholder, supersonic flow, self-sustained oscillation, scramjet