Boundary-layer equations in the linear theory of thin elastic shells

1962 ◽  
Vol 269 (1339) ◽  
pp. 481-491 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Elastic Shell ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Boundary Layer Equations ◽  
Smooth Edge ◽  
Elasticity Equations ◽  
Edge Conditions ◽  
Isotropic Elasticity ◽  
Stress Boundary Conditions ◽  
Stress Boundary

Starting with the three-dimensional equations of classical isotropic elasticity, equations are obtained for boundary-layer effects near any smooth edge of an elastic shell. Solutions of these equations are combined with solutions of the equations of the 'interior’ problem so that any specified edge conditions in terms of stresses can be satisfied. The usual Kirchhoff stress boundary conditions for the major terms of the interior stresses are deduced from the analysis.

Three-Dimensional Boundary-Layer Flow About an Ablating Slender Cone

1969 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
pp. 632-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. K. Fannelop ◽  
P. C. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Boundary Layer Flow ◽  
Cone Angle ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Low Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Boundary Layer Equations ◽  
Transverse Curvature ◽  
Dimensional Boundary ◽  
Layer Flow

A theoretical analysis is presented for three-dimensional laminar boundary-layer flow about slender conical vehicles including the effect of transverse surface curvature. The boundary-layer equations are solved by standard finite difference techniques. Numerical results are presented for hypersonic flow about a slender blunted cone. The influences of Reynolds number, cone angle, and mass transfer are studied for both symmetric flight and at angle-of-attack. The effects of transverse curvature are substantial at the low Reynolds numbers considered and are enhanced by blowing. The crossflow wall shear is largely unaffected by transverse curvature although the peak velocity is reduced. A simplified “channel flow” analogy is suggested for the crossflow near the wall.

On three-dimensional boundary layer flow over surface irregularities

1980 ◽  
Vol 373 (1754) ◽  
pp. 311-329 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Iterative Solution ◽  
Solution Technique ◽  
Parabolic Boundary ◽  
Boundary Layer Equations ◽  
Surface Irregularities ◽  
Dimensional Boundary ◽  
Layer Flow

The three-dimensional pipeflow boundary layer equations of Smith (1976) are shown to apply to certain external flow problems, and a numerical method for their solution is developed. The method is used to study flow over surface irregularities, and some three-dimensional separated flows are calculated. Upstream influence in the form of so-called ‘free interactions’ requires an iterative solution technique, in which the initial conditions for the parabolic boundary layer equations must be determined to satisfy a downstream condition

Singularities in solutions of the three-dimensional laminar-boundary-layer equations

1985 ◽  
Vol 160 ◽  
pp. 257-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Laminar Boundary Layer ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Unsteady Boundary Layer ◽  
Boundary Layer Flows ◽  
Boundary Layer Equations ◽  
New Type ◽  
Steady Laminar

The three-dimensional steady laminar-boundary-layer equations have been cast in the appropriate form for semisimilar solutions, and it is shown that in this form they have the same structure as the semisimilar form of the two-dimensional unsteady laminar-boundary-layer equations. This similarity suggests that there may be a new type of singularity in solutions to the three-dimensional equations: a singularity that is the counterpart of the Stewartson singularity in certain solutions to the unsteady boundary-layer equations.A family of simple three-dimensional laminar boundary-layer flows has been devised and numerical solutions for the development of these flows have been obtained in an effort to discover and investigate the new singularity. The numerical results do indeed indicate the existence of such a singularity. A study of the flow approaching the singularity indicates that the singularity is associated with the domain of influence of the flow for given initial (upstream) conditions as is prescribed by the Raetz influence principle.

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