Flow of an Air-Raindrop Suspension Past a Sphere,

Abstract

In the present report the governing differential equations associated with a continuum theory of the motion of air-raindrop suspensions are solved to determine the dispersed-phase flow field for supersonic flow past a sphere. The equations are solved numerically by beginning at the forward stagnation line and marching downstream. Results of these calculations are displayed graphically and employed to illustrate interesting features of two-phase flows past blunt bodies. Also discussed are approximate analytical solutions valid for thin shock layers and the importance of nonnegligible dispersed-phase volume fractions and distributions of drop sizes within the dispersed phase. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0774352

Entities

People

  • Chung-hsein Lyu
  • John Peddieson Jr.

Organizations

  • Tennessee Technological University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blunt Bodies
  • Bodies
  • Differential Equations
  • Drops
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Raindrops
  • Supersonic Flow
  • Two Phase Flow

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flight
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow