Abstract:In order to study the trajectory characteristics of water-entry of the high-speed projectile at small angle, the experimental study is carried out when the water angle is 20°. An air cannon is set up to provide the initial velocity of high-speed projectile, the flow pattern in water-entry is captured by using a high-speed video camera, and the variations of the parameters are recorded by using a built-in measuring system. The experiment result show that the smooth and transparent vacuoles are formed at the initial stage of water-entry, the projectile moves in a liner trajectory in a supercavitation state. When entering the water, due to existence of roll angular velocity and oitch angular velocity, the projectile forms the motion characteristics of tail beat + spin water skiing coupling. Based on the VOF multiphase flow model and cavitation model, combined with the dynamic grid technology, the numerical simulation of the experimental conditions was carried out. The results indicate that the cavitation shape and trajectory characteristics obtained by simulation are in good agreement with the experiment result, it can effectively predict the water-entry trajectory.