A Numerical Study of Separating Supersonic Laminar Boundary-Layers,
Abstract
A numerical study has been made of the nature of the solution to the supersonic boundary-layer equations when the flow separates from the surface. To this end, implicit finite difference solutions t the governing equations are obtained for linearly and quadratically retarded flows over flat plates for a Mach number range of 2 to 15. Both extremely hot and cold wall conditions are considered. Also, solutions for flow on a compression ramp are obtained with and without including the boundary layer's free interaction with the local freestream. The results of this study indicate that non-interacting flows are singular at separation and that free interaction effects reduces singularity. An alternate means of numerically smearing out the singularity and proceeding past separation is also presented.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 27, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0733974
Entities
People
- G. D. Senechal
- M. J. Werle
Organizations
- Virginia Tech