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Prediction of Viscous Effects in Steady Transonic Flow Past an Aerofoil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

M.R. Collyer  and
R.C. Lock
M.R. Collyer
Affiliation:
Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough
R.C. Lock
Affiliation:
Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough
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Summary

An account is given of a numerical method for calculating transonic flow past an aerofoil with an allowance for viscous effects, providing that the boundary layer remains fully attached over the aerofoil surface. The method has been developed by combining, in an iterative manner, calculations of the inviscid flow with calculations of the compressible boundary layer and wake. The solution for the inviscid flow is obtained by an iterative scheme, originally established by Garabedian & Korn, which has been modified to give a more realistic representation of shock waves. The boundary-layer development is treated as laminar initially; at a certain transition position a turbulent boundary layer is assumed to develop, and this is determined by the lag-entrainment method of Green et al. Comparisons of the results from the numerical scheme with some experimental measurements are shown for various examples in which shock waves of moderate strength are present. The method predicts, with reasonable accuracy, both the detailed pressure distribution and the variation of drag coefficient with lift coefficient.

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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , August 1979 , pp. 485 - 505
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1979

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