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Development and assessment of computer methods for three-dimensional turbulent boundary layers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

J. Wu and
U. R. Müller
J. Wu
Affiliation:
Aerodynamisches Institut, Rheinisch-Westfälische, Technische Hochschule Aachen, Aachen, FR Germany
U. R. Müller
Affiliation:
Aerodynamisches Institut, Rheinisch-Westfälische, Technische Hochschule Aachen, Aachen, FR Germany
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Abstract

This paper describes the development of a finite difference method that solves the boundary-layer equations for three-dimensional compressible turbulent flows. The most prominent achievements are the employment of a Newton technique for the simultaneous solution of all governing equations, an option to choose an algebraic or a k-ε eddy-viscosity turbulence model, and the flexible use of curvilinear coordinates. The method is validated by comparisons with a number of experimental and theoretical data sets of three-dimensional, compressible and incompressible, steady and unsteady boundary layers. In parallel, the performance of a three-dimensional compressible industrial integral boundary-layer technique is evaluated by comparisons with experimental test cases and with the results of the field method.

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 103 , Issue 1024 , June 1999, pp. 287 - 297
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1999 

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