Fluid-thermal-structure Interaction of a Finned Model at Mach 6

Abstract

Cylinder-mounted fins are features common to Naval sea- and air-launched projectiles whose maximum speeds are limited to (approximately) Mach 6 for several reasons, including the fins structural and thermal integrity. The proposed work seeks to study the aerothermodynamic environmentthe fins experience through high-fidelity fluid-thermal-structure interaction (FTSI) simulations, wherein the aerodynamics, fin deformation, and fin conjugate heat transfer are co-dependent and simultaneously simulated. A wall-modeled large-eddy simulation (WMLES) approach is proposed for resolving the near-fin turbulence and will be evaluated against direct numerical simulation(DNS) data at two relevant fin configurations. Subsequent FTSI simulations will explore parameter ranges relevant to cylinder-mounted fins to establish the fundamental features and properties of the unsteady aerodynamic force and thermal loads on the fins, and the concomitant deformationsthat result because of them.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Apr 06, 2021
Source ID
N000142112256

Entities

People

  • Daniel J. Bodony

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy
  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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