Nonlinear Stability of Unsteady Viscous Flow.

Abstract

The stability and development of unsteady separation on airfoil leading edges has been investigated. In particular, attention was focused on investigations of 2D unsteady incompressible flow past a parabola at angle of attack which models the leading edge of many airfoils. This study has direct application to leading edge stall (LES) and thin airfoil stall as well as unsteady flow past leading edges. The general character of much of this study allows for application to other classes of unsteady boundary layer flow.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 25, 1995
Accession Number
ADA294931

Entities

People

  • A. P. Rothmayer

Organizations

  • Iowa State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Equations
  • Euler Equations
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Incompressible Flow
  • Layers
  • Leading Edges
  • Standing Waves
  • Two Dimensional
  • Unsteady Flow
  • Viscous Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.