A New Computational Capability for Ramjet Projectiles

Abstract

A state-of-the-art computer code has been applied to calculate internal and external flows for a ramjet projectile under turbulent, supersonic conditions. A multizone computational approach was used, and its advantages are demonstrated. Two turbulence modeling approaches were tried: 1) The Baldwin- Lomax model applied throughout the flow field; 2) the Baldwin-Lomax model applied outside the backflow regions and a dedicated algebraic k-epsilon backflow model applied within these regions. Comparisons with experimental data shows a significant improvement in the code's predictional capability when the latter approach is used.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA196061

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  • S. R. Chakravarthy

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Experimental Data
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Geometry
  • Navier Stokes Equations
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Specific Heat

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  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics