Interactive Separation from a Fixed Wall,

Abstract

Numerically a solution is sought to describe the separation process from a fixed wall in the interaction region. Introduction of an analytical flow velocity in the external flow insures continuity, irrotationality and the correct asymptotic behaviour. In the boundary layer flow region, a finite difference procedure is employed. This procedure solves diffusion of vorticity rather than of momentum. It retains the full boundary layer equation in the region of reversed flow. The entire boundary layer flow region is mapped onto a finite computational domain in order to eliminate artificial cut-offs. Interactively, the external and boundary layer flows must agree on both pressure distribution and displacement effects. This agreement is here achieved by least square minimization of the differences. Preliminary results seem a significant step forward for both accuracy and computational efficiency and flexibility.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP001932

Entities

People

  • L. L. van Dommelen
  • S. F. Shen

Organizations

  • Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Agreements
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • California
  • Continuity
  • Diffusion
  • Displacement
  • Efficiency
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Layers
  • Momentum
  • Pressure Distribution

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.