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NASA NTRS1972

Locally nonsimilar solutions for radiating shock layer about smooth axisymmetric bodies

Locally nonsimilar solutions for nongray radiating shock layers about smooth axisymmetric bodies have been obtained based on a newly developed approximate method. Good agreement is found with numerical solutions for inviscid cases (both radiating and nonradiating) and with series solutions for the radiating viscous case. For the inviscid case, the effect of radiative cooling is to destroy the entropy layer; at a distance far from the stagnation point, the shock layer is nearly isothermal. For the viscous case, the radiative wall flux approaches that of the inviscid case at a distance far downstream of the stagnation point. The method can also treat surface mass injection.

Chou, Y. S.↗
NASA NTRS1990

Transition in supersonic flow past axisymmetric bodies

The paper reviews some recent work on the stability of supersonic flow past axisymmetric bodies. Results indicate that tranverse curvature effect can both be stabilizing or destabilizing depending upon the particular instability modes involved. Small nose bluntness is found to have a stabilizing influence on the flow past a cone. The relevance of these results to supersonic boundary-layer transition is brought out and comparison with the experimental data is made where possible.

Malik, M. R.↗
NASA NTRS1975

A theoretical method for the analysis and design of axisymmetric bodies

A theoretical method is presented for the computation of the flow field about an axisymmetric body operating in a viscous, incompressible fluid. A potential flow method was used to determine the inviscid flow field and to yield the boundary conditions for the boundary layer solutions. Boundary layer effects in the forces of displacement thickness and empirically modeled separation streamlines are accounted for in subsequent potential flow solutions. This procedure is repeated until the solutions converge. An empirical method was used to determine base drag allowing configuration drag to be computed.

Beatty, T. D.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Numerical solution of the steady-state Navier-Stokes equations for hypersonic flow about blunt axisymmetric bodies

The steady-state Navier-Stokes equations are solved for hypersonic flow about blunt axisymmetric bodies. The equations of motion are solved by successive approximations using an implicit finite-difference scheme. The results are compared with viscous shock-layer theory, experimental data, and time-dependent solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations. It is demonstrated that viscous shock-layer theory is sufficiently accurate for the range of flight conditions normally encountered by entry vehicles.

Anderson, E. C.↗
NASA NTRS1976

Numerical solution of the steady-state Navier-Stokes equations for hypersonic flow about blunt axisymmetric bodies

The steady-state Navier-Stokes equations are solved for hypersonic flow about blunt axisymmetric bodies. The equations of motion are solved by successive approximations using an implicit finite-difference scheme. The results are compared with viscous shock-layer theory, experimental data, and time-dependent solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations. It is demonstrated that viscous shock-layer theory is sufficiently accurate for the range of flight conditions normally encountered by entry vehicles.

Anderson, E. C.↗
NASA NTRS1977

Low Reynolds number flow past a blunt axisymmetric body at angle of attack

Low Reynolds number flow of an ideal gas over a blunt axisymmetric body of large half-angle at small angles of attack is investigated, for the case of laminar hypersonic flow. Time-varying viscous shock layer equations describing the flowfield are obtained from the full Navier-Stokes system by keeping terms to second order in the inverse square root of Re in both viscous and inviscid regions; the equations are valid for moderate to high Re. Drag, skin friction, and heating rates were obtained at small (or zero) angles of attack. Conditions experienced by planetary entry probes during the high-altitude (early) legs of an atmospheric entry trajectory are pertinent to the problem.

Kumar, A.↗
NASA NTRS1976

RAXBOD: A FORTRAN program for inviscid transonic flow over axisymmetric bodies

A program called RAXBOD is presented for the analysis of steady, inviscid, irrotational, transonic flow over axisymmetric bodies in free air. The method solves the exact equation for the disturbance velocity potential function and applies the exact surface boundary condition. Instructions on program usage and listings of the program and sample cases are given.

Keller, J. D.↗
NASA NTRS1990

The inviscid stability of supersonic flow past heated or cooled axisymmetric bodies

The inviscid, linear, nonaxisymmetric, temporal stability of the boundary layer associated with the supersonic flow past axisymmetric bodies (with particular emphasis on long thin, straight circular cylinders), subject to heated or cooled wall conditions is investigated. The eigenvalue problem is computed in some detail for a particular Mach number or 3.8, revealing that the effect of curvature and the choice of wall conditions both have a significant effect on the stability of the flow. Both the asymptotic, large azimuthal wavenumber solution and the asymptotic, far downstream solution are obtained for the stability analysis and compared with numerical results. Additionally, asymptotic analyses valid for large radii of curvature with cooled/heated wall conditions, are presented. In general, important differences were found to exist between the wall temperature conditions imposed and the adiabatic wall conditions considered previously.

Shaw, Stephen J.↗
NASA NTRS1992

The inviscid stability of supersonic flow past heated or cooled axisymmetric bodies

The inviscid, linear, nonaxisymmetric, temporal stability of the boundary layer associated with the supersonic flow past axisymmetric bodies (with particular emphasis on long thin, straight circular cylinders), subject to heated or cooled wall conditions is investigated. The eigenvalue problem is computed in some detail for a particular Mach number or 3.8, revealing that the effect of curvature and the choice of wall conditions both have a significant effect on the stability of the flow. Both the asymptotic, large azimuthal wavenumber solution and the asymptotic, far downstream solution are obtained for the stability analysis and compared with numerical results. Additionally, asymptotic analyses valid for large radii of curvature with cooled/heated wall conditions are presented. In general, important differences were found to exist between the wall temperature conditions imposed and the adiabatic wall conditions considered previously.

Shaw, Stephen J.↗
NASA NTRS1983

Loads and Pressures on Axisymmetric Bodies with Cruciform Fins

NSWCDM computer program calculates aerodynamic loading and pressure distributions on supersonic configurations consisting of axisymmetric bodies with cruciform or planar canard and tail fins. Versatile program allows for configuration pitched and rolled, and fins deflected. Tail fins are interdigitated with respect to forward fins.

Dillenius, M. F. E.↗
NASA NTRS1975

Improved solution for potential flow about arbitrary axisymmetric bodies by the use of a higher-order surface source method

An investigation is conducted of a case of axisymmetric bodies in which the application of main interest is an inlet, possibly with centerbody and ring vanes. The technique employed makes use of curved surface elements and a source density which varies over the element. Such an approach is designated a higher-order implementation. Questions of surface element geometry are discussed along with the computation of the induced velocity matrices and the organization of the calculation. The calculated results are compared with analytic solutions.

Hess, J. L.↗