FLOW SEPARATION IN HIGH SPEED FLIGHT. A REVIEW OF THE STATE-OF-THE-ART

Abstract

A physical explanation is given of the two types of flow separation classified as boundary layer separation and breakaway separation. A short discussion of the fluid dynamic complexity of the problem is presented. Such characteristics of separated flows as the pertinent descriptive parameters, state of flow, length of separated region, compression process, flow steadiness, and threedimensional effects are discussed. The effects of flow separation on the pressure, skin friction and heat transfer distribution are described, and a review of semiempirical methods for calculating the critical overall pressure rise, the geometry of the separated region, and the heat transfer at reattachment is presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0616236

Entities

People

  • F. I. Clayton
  • J. E. Wuerer

Organizations

  • Douglas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Geometry
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Ions
  • Layers
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Two Dimensional
  • Viscous Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design