Programs for the Calculation of Pressure Distribution and Boundary Layer About an Axisymmetric Body.

Abstract

The detailed pressure distribution, velocity, and boundary layer properties of an axisymmetric body in a fluid flow are useful information for the proper treatment of hydrodynamic design for such bodies. Use of the Douglas Potential Flow Program and the Douglas Boundary Layer Program have been shown to be accepted methods by which this information can be obtained. The two programs, their input and output, and some of the ways data obtained may be applied to practical problems are described. A Way of accounting for the viscous effect on the pressure distribution about a body caused by the boundary layer is given. The method is applied to a typical body and results are compared with experimental data.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA003466

Entities

People

  • Ray R. Mallory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Axisymmetric
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Experimental Data
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • Layers
  • Potential Flow
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Ship Design
  • Viscous Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)