High-order finite-difference schemes for numerical simulation of hypersonic boundary-layer transition (Q1287168)

We present a high-order shock-fitting finite-difference method for the DNS of the stability and transition of hypersonic boundary layers, over blunt bodies with strong bow shocks and with (or without) thermo-chemical nonequilibrium. The proposed method includes a set of new upwind high-order finite-difference schemes which are stable and are less dissipative than a straightforward upwind scheme using an upwind-bias grid stencil, a high-order shock-fitting formulation, and third-order semi-implicit Runge-Kutta schemes for temporal discretization of stiff reacting flow equations. The accuracy and stability of the new schemes are validated by numerical experiments on the linear wave equation and Navier-Stokes equations. The algorithm is then applied to the DNS of the receptivity of hypersonic boundary layers over a parabolic leading edge to freestream acoustic disturbances. \(\copyright\) Academic Press.