Application of the vortex-lattice concept to flows with smooth- surface separation

dc.contributor.authorThrasher, David Freden
dc.contributor.committeechairMook, Dean T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSaric, William S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCramer, Mark S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKamat, M.P.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJohnson, Lee W.en
dc.contributor.departmentEngineering Mechanicsen
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-26T19:52:58Zen
dc.date.available2019-03-26T19:52:58Zen
dc.date.issued1984en
dc.description.abstractA nonlinear three-dimensional vortex-lattice method which treats the steady separated flow over prolate bodies with open separation moving through an inviscid incompressible fluid is developed. The strength and position of the body wake are found as part of the solution. Specifically, flows with smooth-surface separation are considered as opposed to flows with sharp-edge separation treated· with the vortex-lattice concept in the past. To demonstrate the technique, results for the flow over an inclinded ogive-cylinder are presented. In the case of attached flow, comparsions are presented of the results from the vortex-lattice method using optimal and average control point locations with the results of the source-distribution method and with experimental data. Significantly, the same panel arrangement is used in the calculations for both methods. The results demonstrate that the results of the present method is somewhat more sensitive to panel arrangement than are those of the source-distribution method. Also, the effect of control point location varies dramatically as the incidence of the body is changed. In the case of separated flow, comparsions of the results of the vortex-lattice method are made with experimental data and with the results of a typical two-dimensional analogy. The results demonstrate that the present method agrees most favorably with the experimental data windward of a separation line.en
dc.description.degreeDoctor of Philosophyen
dc.format.extentx, 115 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/88621en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 11298697en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1984.T472en
dc.subject.lcshVortex-motionen
dc.titleApplication of the vortex-lattice concept to flows with smooth- surface separationen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen

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