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NASA NTRS1986

On the inception lengths of swept shock-wave/turbulent boundary-layer interactions

Experimental data are shown for the inception lengths of swept compression corner-generated and fin-generated shock/boundary layer interactions at Mach 2.95. These results are found to correlate on the basis of three different flow regimes. The inception lengths of these flows are dominated by a singularity at the cylindrical/conical boundary for swept corners and by an elongation due to shock wave sweepback for fin interactions. Similarity rules for both Re(delta)and shock generator geometry effects on inception lengths are demonstrated.

Settles, G. S.↗
NASA NTRS1979

Effect of Mach number and Reynolds number on a normal shock-wave/turbulent boundary-layer interaction

Experimental values of wall pressure and skin friction have been obtained for Mach numbers from 1.32 to 1.48 and for Reynolds numbers from 8.5 x 10 to the 6th to 225 x 10 to the 6th. Increasing the Mach number reduces the wall shear and promotes incipient separation. Reynolds number variations have little effect except at the lowest value where the flow abruptly approaches separation. Comparisons are made with solutions to the time-dependent, Reynolds-averaged, Navier-Stokes equations incorporating a two-equation, Wilcox-Rubesin turbulence model. The computations are in agreement with the experimental results. Additional numerical results indicated that the wind-tunnel walls constrained the flow and suppressed the formation of a separation bubble at the shock wave.

Mateer, G. G.↗
NASA NTRS1976

A normal shock-wave turbulent boundary-layer interaction at transonic speeds

Experimental results, including surveys of the mean and fluctuating flow, and measurements of surface pressure, skin friction, and separation length, are compared with solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations utilizing various algebraic eddy viscosity models to describe the Reynolds shear stresses. The experimental data, obtained at a free-stream Mach number of 1.5 and Reynolds numbers between 10 million and 80 million, show that a separated zone forms near the foot of the shock and that its length is proportional to the initial boundary-layer thickness; that a supersonic region forms downstream of the shock; and that the shear stress increases significantly through the interaction and subsequently decays downstream. The computations adequately represent the qualitative features of the flow field throughout the interaction but quantitatively underpredict the extent of separation and the downstream level of skin friction.

Mateer, G. G.↗
NASA NTRS1989

Numerical computation of shock wave-turbulent boundary layer interaction in transonic flow over an axisymmetric curved hill

A control-volume based finite difference computation of a turbulent transonic flow over an axisymmetric curved hill is presented. The numerical method is based on the SIMPLE algorithm, and hence the conservation of mass equation is replaced by a pressure correction equation for compressible flows. The turbulence is described by a k-epsilon turbulence model supplemented by a near-wall turbulence model. In the method, the dissipation rate in the region very close to the wall is obtained from an algebraic equation and that for the rest of the flow domain is obtained by solving a partial differential equation for the dissipation rate. The other flow equations are integrated up to the wall. It is shown that the present turbulence model yields the correct location of the compression shock. The other computational results are also in good agreement with experimental data.

Kim, S.-W.↗
NASA NTRS1978

Numerical solution of a three-dimensional shock wave and turbulent boundary-layer interaction

A rapid numerical scheme is used to solve the complete mass-averaged Navier-Stokes equations for supersonic turbulent flow over a three-dimensional compression corner. A simple eddy viscosity model is developed, and the interaction of a swept shock wave and a three-dimensional turbulent boundary layer is studied. Good agreement is obtained between the present results and experimental measurements for the case of a wedge with an angle of 6 deg on a flat-plate sidewall. For the case of a 12-deg wedge angle, the computed results do not show the existence of a peak pressure found experimentally. However, the range of interaction, the plateau pressure, and the peak heat transfer are closely predicted for all cases. The high heat transfer near the axial corner is due to the thinning of the boundary layer and inflow of fresh high-momentum fluid. The heat transfer is relieved through pressure reduction and boundary-layer thickening.

Hung, C. M.↗
NASA NTRS1996

Experimental Investigation of Crossing Shock Wave-Turbulent Boundary Layer-Bleed Interaction

Results of an experimental investigation of a symmetric crossing shock wave/turbulent boundary layer/bleed interaction are presented for a freestream unit Reynolds number of 1.68 x 10(exp 7)/m, a Mach number of 2.81, and deflection angles of 8 degrees. The data obtained in this study are bleed mass flow rate using a trace gas technique, qualitative information in the form of oil flow visualization, flow field Pitot pressures, and static pressure measurements using pressure sensitive paint. The main objective of this test is two-fold. First, this study is conducted to explore boundary layer control through mass flow removal near a large region of separated flow caused by the interaction of a double fin-induced shock wave and an incoming turbulent boundary layer. Also, a comprehensive data set is needed for computational fluid dynamics code validation.

Kim, Hyun↗
NASA NTRS1985

Simulation of Blunt-Fin-Induced Shock-Wave and Turbulent Boundary-Layer Interaction

The Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations are solved numerically for supersonic flow over a blunt fin mounted on a flat plate. The fin shock causes the boundary layer to separate. which results in a complicated, three-dimensional shock-wave and boundary-layer interaction. The computed results are in good agreement with the mean static pressure measured on the fin and the flat plate. The main features, such as peak pressure on the fin leading edge and a double peak on the plate. are predicted well. The role of the horseshoe vortex is discussed. This vortex leads to the development of high-speed flow and, hence, low-pressure regions on the fin and the plate. Different thicknesses of the incoming boundary layer have been studied. Varying the thicknesses by an order of magnitude shows that the size of the horseshoe vortex and, therefore, the spatial extent of the interaction are dominated by inviscid flow and only weakly dependent on the Reynolds number. Colored graphics are used to show details of the interaction flow field.

Hung, Ching-Mao↗
NASA NTRS1979

A study of the interaction of a normal shock wave with a turbulent boundary layer at transonic speeds

An asymptotic description is derived for the interaction of a weak normal shock wave and a turbulent boundary layer along a plane wall. In the case studied the nondimensional friction velocity is small in comparison with the nondimensional shock strength, and the shock wave extends well into the boundary layer. Analytical results are described for the local pressure distribution and wall shear, and a criterion for incipient separation is proposed. A comparison of predicted pressures with available experimental data includes the effect of longitudinal wall curvature.

Messiter, A. F.↗
NASA NTRS1989

Preliminary study of the interactions caused by crossing shock waves and a turbulent boundary layer

The subject research, the first phase of an extended study of the interaction of crossing shock waves with a turbulent boundary layer, has revealed the complexity of the resulting flow. Detailed surface visualization and mean wall static pressure distributions show little resemblance to the inviscid flow approximation, and the exploratory high frequency measurements show that the flow downstream of the theoretical inviscid shock crossing position has a significant unsteady characteristic. Further developments of the (unsteady) high frequency measurements are required to fully characterize the unsteadiness and the requirements to include this component in flowfield modeling.

Ketchum, A. C.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Analysis of the interaction of a weak normal shock wave with a turbulent boundary layer

The method of matched asymptotic expansions is used to analyze the interaction of a normal shock wave with an unseparated turbulent boundary layer on a flat surface at transonic speeds. The theory leads to a three-layer description of the interaction in the double limit of Reynolds number approaching infinity and Mach number approaching unity. The interaction involves an outer, inviscid rotational layer, a constant shear-stress wall layer, and a blending region between them. The pressure distribution is obtained from a numerical solution of the outer-layer equations by a mixed-flow relaxation procedure. An analytic solution for the skin friction is determined from the inner-layer equations. The significance of the mathematical model is discussed with reference to existing experimental data.

Melnik, R. E.↗
NASA NTRS1975

On the calculation of supersonic, separating, and reattaching flows

A method is developed for solving the laminar and turbulent compressible boundary-layer equations for separating and reattaching flows. Results of this method are compared with experimental data for two laminar and three turbulent boundary-layer, shock-wave interactions. Several Navier-Stokes solutions were obtained for each of the laminar boundary-layer, shock-wave interactions considered. Comparison of these solutions indicates a first-order sensitivity in C sub f to the computational mesh selected in both the viscous and inviscid portions of the flow.

Murphy, J. D.↗