The Numerical Solution of Compressible Fluid Flow Problems

Abstract

Numerical methods have been developed for obtaining steady, adiabatic flow field of friction less, perfect gas about arbitrary two-dimensional bodies. Solutions include subsonic and supersonic velocity regions and transition compression shocks. Rotational motion and entropy changes following shocks are taken into account. Extensive use is made of relaxation method. Methods can be applied directly to wind-tunnel and free air tests of arbitrary airfoil shapes at subsonic speeds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1944
Accession Number
ADB814416

Entities

People

  • Howard W. Emmons

Organizations

  • Harvard University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Compression
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Gas Laws
  • Mechanics
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Shock
  • Shock Waves
  • Two Dimensional
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flight
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow