Calculation Method for Three-Dimensional Rotationally Symmetrical Laminar Boundary Layers with Arbitrary Free-Stream Velocity and Arbitrary Wall-Temperature Variation

1953 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 309-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT M. DRAKE
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Variation ◽  
Boundary Layers ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Calculation Method ◽  
Free Stream ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Free Stream Velocity ◽  
Stream Velocity ◽  
Laminar Boundary Layers

Three-dimensional laminar boundary layers in crosswise pressure gradients

1974 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 641-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Horlock ◽  
A. K. Lewkowicz ◽  
J. Wordsworth
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Pressure Gradient ◽  
Boundary Layers ◽  
Free Stream ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Free Stream Velocity ◽  
Stream Velocity ◽  
Laminar Boundary Layers ◽  
The Cross

Two attempts were made to develop a three-dimensional laminar boundary layer in the flow over a flat plate in a curved duct, establishing a negligible streamwise pressure gradient and, at the same time, an appreciable crosswise pressure gradient.A first series of measurements was undertaken keeping the free-stream velocity at about 30 ft/s; the boundary layer was expected to be laminar, but appears to have been transitional. As was to be expected, the cross-flow in the boundary layer decreased gradually as the flow became progressively more turbulent.In a second experiment, at a lower free-stream velocity of approximately 10 ft/s, the boundary layer was laminar. Its streamwise profile resembled closely the Blasius form, but the cross-flow near the edge of the boundary layer appears to have exceeded that predicted theoretically. However, there was a substantial experimental scatter in the measurements of the yaw angle, which in laminar boundary layers is difficult to obtain accurately.

Unsteady laminar boundary layers in a compressible stagnation flow

1975 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 561-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. S. Vimala ◽  
G. Nath
Keyword(s):  
Free Stream ◽  
Free Stream Velocity ◽  
Stream Velocity ◽  
Compressible Boundary Layer ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Stagnation Flow ◽  
Laminar Boundary Layers ◽  
Implicit Finite Difference ◽  
Layer Flow ◽  
Heat Transfer Parameter

The unsteady laminar compressible boundary-layer flow in the immediate vicinity of a two-dimensional stagnation point due to an incident stream whose velocity varies arbitrarily with time is considered. The governing partial differential equations, involving both time and the independent similarity variable, are transformed into new co-ordinates with finite ranges by means of a transformation which maps an infinite interval into a finite one. The resulting equations are solved by converting them into a matrix equation through the application of implicit finite-difference formulae. Computations have been carried out for two particular unsteady free-stream velocity distributions: (i) a constantly accelerating stream and (ii) a fluctuating stream. The results show that in the former case both the skin-friction and the heat-transfer parameter increase steadily with time after a certain instant, while in the latter they oscillate, thus responding to the fluctuations in the free-stream velocity.

The turbulence structure of equilibrium boundary layers

1967 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 625-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Bradshaw
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Boundary Layers ◽  
Outer Layer ◽  
Free Stream ◽  
Free Stream Velocity ◽  
Inertial Subrange ◽  
Stream Velocity ◽  
Turbulence Structure ◽  
Turbulence Level ◽  
Large Eddies

Measurements in three boundary layers, one with constant free-stream velocity and two with power-law variations of free-stream velocity giving ‘moderate’ and ‘strong’ adverse pressure gradients, are presented and discussed. Several unifying features of the turbulent motion, expected to appear in all boundary layers not too far from equilibrium, are identified. The intensity spectra at higher wavenumbers follow the Kolmogorov inertial-subrange law, although the Reynolds number is not particularly high even by laboratory standards: in addition the smaller-scale motion in the outer layer is determined entirely by the local shear stress and the boundary-layer thickness. The large eddy motion increases in strength relative to the general turbulence level as the general turbulence level increases, and the limited evidence available suggests that the large eddies are similar to those in the free mixing layer. In all cases the large eddies contribute a significant proportion of the shear stress in the outer layer.

The thermal boundary layer on a non-isothermal surface with non-uniform free stream velocity

1958 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. M. Sparrow
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Exact Solution ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Thermal Boundary Layer ◽  
Free Stream ◽  
Temperature Data ◽  
Free Stream Velocity ◽  
Stream Velocity ◽  
Universal Functions ◽  
Isothermal Surface

A formally exact solution for the thermal boundary layer on a non-isothermal surface subjected to non-uniform free stream velocity is presented in the form of a series. It is demonstrated that the solution can be recast in terms of universal functions, which are independent of the wall temperature data of particular problems, and which depend only on a single parameter characterizing the variation of the free stream velocity.

An Aspect of Heat Transfer in Accelerating Turbulent Boundary Layers

1969 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. E. Launder ◽  
F. C. Lockwood
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Boundary Layers ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Thermal Boundary Layer ◽  
Free Stream ◽  
Turbulent Boundary Layers ◽  
Stanton Number ◽  
Stream Velocity ◽  
Velocity Boundary Layer ◽  
Positive Exponent

Theoretical consideration indicates that, in an accelerated turbulent flow, the thermal boundary layer may penetrate significantly beyond the edge of the velocity boundary layer. This effect may contribute in part to the marked decrease in Stanton number which has been reported in accelerated turbulent boundary layers. This paper presents theoretical solutions to turbulent velocity and thermal boundary layers in flow between converging planes where the wall temperature varies as the free-stream velocity raised to a positive exponent. The solutions clearly illustrate that, as the wall-temperature variation is made less rapid, the thermal boundary layer penetrates progressively further beyond the velocity boundary layer, causing the Stanton number to decrease.

Large-eddy simulation and streamline coordinate analysis of flow over an axisymmetric hull

2021 ◽  
Vol 926 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Morse ◽  
Krishnan Mahesh
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Pressure Gradient ◽  
Boundary Layers ◽  
Free Stream ◽  
Free Stream Velocity ◽  
Stream Velocity ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Streamwise Pressure Gradient

A new perspective on the analysis of turbulent boundary layers on streamlined bodies is provided by deriving the axisymmetric Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations in an orthogonal coordinate system aligned with streamlines, streamline-normal lines and the plane of symmetry. Wall-resolved large-eddy simulation using an unstructured overset method is performed to study flow about the axisymmetric DARPA SUBOFF hull at a Reynolds number of $Re_L = 1.1 \times 10^{6}$ based on the hull length and free-stream velocity. The streamline-normal coordinate is naturally normal to the wall at the hull surface and perpendicular to the free-stream velocity far from the body, which is critical for studying bodies with concave streamwise curvature. The momentum equations naturally reduce to the differential form of Bernoulli's equation and the $s$ – $n$ Euler equation for curved streamlines outside of the boundary layer. In the curved laminar boundary layer at the front of the hull, the streamline momentum equation represents a balance of the streamwise advection, streamwise pressure gradient and viscous stress, while the streamline-normal equation is a balance between the streamline-normal pressure gradient and centripetal acceleration. In the turbulent boundary layer on the mid-hull, the curvature terms and streamwise pressure gradient are negligible and the results conform to traditional analysis of flat-plate boundary layers. In the thick stern boundary layer, the curvature and streamwise pressure gradient terms reappear to balance the turbulent and viscous stresses. This balance explains the characteristic variation of static pressure observed for thick boundary layers at the tails of axisymmetric bodies.

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