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Chow, C. Y.

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NASA NTRS1995

The Method of Space-time Conservation Element and Solution Element: Development of a New Implicit Solver

The method of space-time conservation element and solution element is a nontraditional numerical method designed from a physicist's perspective, i.e., its development is based more on physics than numerics. It uses only the simplest approximation techniques and yet is capable of generating nearly perfect solutions for a 2-D shock reflection problem used by Helen Yee and others. In addition to providing an overall view of the new method, we introduce a new concept in the design of implicit schemes, and use it to construct a highly accurate solver for a convection-diffusion equation. It is shown that, in the inviscid case, this new scheme becomes explicit and its amplification factors are identical to those of the Leapfrog scheme. On the other hand, in the pure diffusion case, its principal amplification factor becomes the amplification factor of the Crank-Nicolson scheme.

Chang, S. C.↗
NASA NTRS1986

Numerical studies of porous airfoils in transonic flow

A numerical tool is constructed to examine the effects of a porous surface on transonic airfoil performance and to help understand the flow structure of passive shockwave/boundary layer interactions. The porous region is located near the shock with a cavity underneath it. This study is composed of two parts. Solved in the first part, with an inviscid-flow approach, is the transonic full-potential equation associated with transpiration boundary conditions which are obtained from porosity modeling. The numerical results indicate that a porous airfoil has a wave drag lower than that of a solid airfoil. The observed lambda-shock structure in the wind-tunnel testing can be predicted. Furthermore, the lift could be increased with an appropriate porosity distribution. In the second part of this work, the modified version of either an interactive boundary layer (IBL) algorithm or a thin-layer Navier-Stokes (TLNS) algorithm is used to study the outer flow, while a stream-function formulation is used to model the inner flow in the shallow cavity. The coupling procedure at the porous surface is based on Darcy's law and the assumption of a constant total pressure in the cavity. In addition, a modified Baldwin-Lomax turbulence model is used to describe the transpired turbulent boundary layer in the TLNS approach, while the Cebeci turbulence model is used in the IBL approach. According to the present analysis, a porous surface can reduce the wave drag appreciably, but can also increase the viscous losses. As has been observed experimentally, the numerical results indicate that the total drag is reduced at higher Mach numbers and increased at lower Mach numbers when the angles of attack are small. Furthermore, the streamline pattern of passive shock/boundary layer interaction are revealed.

Chow, C. Y.↗
NASA NTRS1985

Numerical study of porous airfoils in transonic flow

A numerical study was made to examine the effect of a porous surface on the aerodynamic performance of a transonic airfoil. The pressure jump across the normal shock wave on the upper surface of the airfoil was reduced by making the surface below the shock porous. The weakened shock is preceded by an oblique shock at the upstream end of the porous surface where air is blown out of the cavity. The lambda shock structure shown in the numerical result qualitatively agrees with that observed in the wind tunnel. According to the present analysis, the porous airfoil has a smaller drag and a higher lift than the solid airfoil.

Chen, C. L.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Elastodynamic response of hollow balls

Review of the underlying fundamentals, the performance procedure, and the results of an elastodynamic stress and deformation analysis of hollow balls aimed at providing a clear definition of parametric influences for the development of hollow ball bearing technology. A simplified model is used as a first approximation, and contact stress distributions are obtained with the aid of computer programming and processing.

Ling, F. F.↗