Analysis of Steady, Two-Dimensional Chemically Reacting Nonequilibrium Flow by an Unsteady, Asymptotically Consistent Technique. Volume I. Theoretical Development.

Abstract

A method has been developed for solving the equations governing two-dimensional, unsteady, chemically reacting nonequilibrium flow. Subsonic, transonic, and supersonic flow fields can be analyzed using this technique. The steady state solution is obtained as the asymptotic solution to the unsteady equations, with steady flow boundary conditions applied, for large time. Interior mesh points are computed using MacCormack's method. Boundary points are calculated by a reference-plane characteristic scheme. The overall algorithm is inconsistent in time in the treatment of the species continuity equations, but is consistent at the steady state limit. The species continuity equations are integrated by a second-order accurate implicit method. Nonuniform, nonequilibrium conditions may be specified at the nozzle inlet. The chemical kinetics model considers 19 species formed from the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, fluorine, and chlorine, and 48 chemical reactions. Unburned hydrocarbons and a sub-global oxidation reaction for these species is also included in the model. A production-type computer program was developed and used to analyze several problems. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA127219

Entities

People

  • Joe D. Hoffman
  • Randall J. Stiles

Organizations

  • Purdue University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Axisymmetric Flow
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Computational Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Exchange Reactions
  • Nonequilibrium Flow
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Recombination Reactions
  • Steady Flow
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flight