Solution of Fluid Dynamic Equations for Gun Tube Flow by the Method of Weighted Residuals. Part 1. Unsteady Compressible Boundary Layers

Abstract

The overall gun tube heat transfer problem applicable to any weapon, ammunition, and firing schedule was analyzed. The governing equations of unsteady compressible boundary layers are a system of nonlinear parabolic partial differential equations with three independent variables. The transverse coordinate is modified to absorb the compressibility effect. The stream function is introduced to satisfy the continuity and also to eliminate one of the dependent variables. The method of weighted residuals is used to reduce by one the number of independent variables. The functional in approximate solution form is chosen on the basis of the asymptotic solution of the steady differential equations for large values of the spacelike coordinate. The error functions, consequently, occur in the solution form for boundary layers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0746235

Entities

People

  • Philip D. Benzkofer
  • Rao V. S. Yalamanchili

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Heat Transmission
  • Layers
  • Mechanics
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Fluid Dynamics.