Uncertainty Analysis for Fluid Mechanics with Applications

Abstract

This paper reviews uncertainty analysis methods and their application to fundamental problems in fluid dynamics. Probabilistic (Monte-Carlo, Moment methods, Polynomial Chaos) and non-probabilistic methods (Interval Analysis Propagation of error using sensitivity derivatives) are described and implemented. Results are presented for a model convection equation with a source term, a model non-linear convection-diffusion equation; supersonic flow over wedges, expansion corners, and an airfoil; and two-dimensional laminar boundary layer flow.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA401486

Entities

People

  • Luc Huyse
  • Robert W. Walters

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Classification
  • Databases
  • Deflection
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Intervals
  • Laminar Boundary Layer
  • Mechanics
  • Network Protocols
  • Polynomials
  • Space Sciences
  • Uncertainty

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics
  • Physics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics