Evaluation of Separation Criteria and Their Application to Separated Flow Analysis.

Abstract

Various criteria of turbulent boundary layer separation have been reviewed for two- and three-dimensional flows at subsonic and transonic Mach numbers. Six criteria which predict separation have been evaluated by comparing their predictions with the results of a number of separated flow experiments. A modified form of Townsend;s criterion predicts satisfactorily both separation pressure and separation location for subsonic flow. An approach based on calculation of the boundary layer characteristics along the surface has proved to be quite satisfactory for predicting both separation pressure and location for subsonic flow. A boundary condition requiring constant pressure on the surface in the separated region has been used to determine the fluid emission. (Author Modified Abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 24, 1973
Accession Number
AD0757531

Entities

People

  • Avtar S. Mahal
  • Mansop Hahn
  • Paul E. Rubbert

Organizations

  • Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Emission
  • Flow
  • Layers
  • Mach Number
  • Subsonic Flow
  • Three Dimensional
  • Three Dimensional Flow
  • Turbulent Boundary Layer

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.