Supersonic, turbulent flow computation and drag optimization for axisymmetric afterbodies (Q1905642)
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Supersonic, turbulent flow computation and drag optimization for axisymmetric afterbodies (English)
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3 June 1996
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The compressible, turbulent flow about an axisymmetric body was numerically studied using the MacCormack unsplit explicit algorithm applied to the mass-average Navier-Stokes equations solved in conjunction with the \(k-\varepsilon\) turbulence model. Numerical predictions of total body drag (pressure drag, skin friction drag, and base drag) were made for an axisymmetric body six diameters in length, with and without a boattail. The golden section optimization method was used to optimize the body boattail angle for minimum drag.
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\(k\)-epsilon turbulence model
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MacCormack unsplit explicit algorithm
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mass-average Navier-Stokes equations
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golden section optimization method
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body boattail angle
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