Computational Fluid Dynamics of Liquid Filled Spinning Shells.

Abstract

A fully implicit, three-dimensional finite difference simulation of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations has been cast using upwind operators. A non-inertial coordinate system was used to simulate the fluid motion in a processing and spinning cylinder. The continuity equation was modified to include artificial compressibility. The code is capable of time accurate solutions, and it could be used to track time-dependent flows. Keywords: Incompressible flow; Finite difference methods; Navier-Stokes equations; Liquid-filled projectile.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA162411

Entities

People

  • Joseph L. Steger
  • Sukumar R. Chakravarthy

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Convection
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Difference Equations
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Euler Equations
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Frequency
  • Incompressible Flow
  • Navier Stokes Equations
  • Reynolds Number
  • Steady State
  • Wave Equations

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  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Structural Dynamics.