Spectral Computation of Triple-Deck Flows.

Abstract

The Fourier transform method is applied to the problem of computing viscous flows involving boundary-layer separation, based on the triple-deck model of viscous-inviscid flow interaction. As used here, the method is pseudo-spectral in that the nonlinear inertia terms are evaluated in physical variables, although the main computations are made in spectral variables. The Fast-Fourier-Transform algorithm is used to expedite the iterated transformations. The method is much faster than conventional finite-difference methods; typically only ten or twenty iterations suffice for convergence to four or five digits of accuracy. Furthermore, no artificial stabilization schemes are necessary to treat the reversed flows occurring in separated regions. Results are presented for both incompressible and supersonic flows, and are shown to compare well with previous finite-difference results. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA096355

Entities

People

  • Odus R. Burggraf

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computations
  • Convolution Integrals
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Errors
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Incompressible Flow
  • Military Research
  • Periodic Functions
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Real Variables
  • Supersonic Flow
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics