Quasi-Three-Dimensional Supersonic Viscid/Inviscid Interactions Including Separation Effects.

Abstract

This study is concerned with viscous/inviscid interactions in two and quasi-three-dimensional supersonic flows with separation. Interaction effects are modeled through the so called 'displacement body concept', wherein it is assumed that the inviscid flow 'sees' an effective body obtained by adding the displacement thickness to the original surface. The governing equations in the viscous region are taken to be the interacting boundary-layer equations and an alternating-direction-implicit (ADI) finite difference scheme is employed to obtain their solution. This technique is applied to the quasi-three-dimensional problems resulting from flow past swept (yawed) and axisymmetric compression surfaces. Detailed distributions of surface pressure, skin friction and heat-transfer are presented for Mach numbers of 2 to 6. It is found that both cross flow and axisymmetric effects are easily accommodated in the solution technique and that the predicted results are in qualitative and quantitative agreement with available experimental data.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA023414

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Werle
  • Veer N. Vatsa

Organizations

  • University of Cincinnati

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Axisymmetric
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cross Flow
  • Displacement
  • Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Flow
  • Friction
  • Heat Transfer
  • Inviscid Flow
  • Mach Number
  • Skin Friction
  • Supersonic Flow
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics