Numerical Simulation of Hypersonic Boundary Layer Receptivity, Transient Growth and Transition With Surface Roughness

Abstract

The objective of this research is to conduct DNS studies of hypersonic boundary layer receptivity, transient growth and transition with surface roughness. The main approach is to use DNS as a research tool to study the boundary layer receptivity and transient-growth mechanisms in hypersonic flows, including the development of numerical algorithms and parallel computer codes of higher order numerical methods for the simulation of hypersonic flows with surface roughness of finite heights. During the three-year period, we have conducted DNS studies on the hypersonic boundary layer flows over flat plates and blunt cones. A new high-order cut-cell method has been developed for the numerical simulation of hypersonic boundary layer transition with finite height surface roughness. The method has been applied to the numerical simulations of two-dimensional hypersonic flows over a flat plate. Furthermore, the stabilization effect of the surface porous coating over a flat plate is extensively studied by series of numerical simulations. We also collaborate with Prof. Tumin in the University of Arizona to compare numerical and theoretical results on receptivity of a Mach 5.92 flow over a flat plate to wall blowing-suction, and to analyze the nonparallel flow effect.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 2009
Accession Number
ADA517055

Entities

People

  • Xiaolin Zhong

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Boundary Layer Transition
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Hypersonic Flow
  • Simulations
  • Steady Flow
  • Surface Roughness
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Two Dimensional
  • Viscous Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Boundary Layers