Propagation of three-dimensional disturbances over finite wings
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Badcock, Elliot
Mughal, Mohammed
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
This study presents advancements to a laminar-to-turbulent transition prediction technique based on the linear PSE3D framework. This method models disturbance propagation through genuinely three-dimensional compressible laminar boundary layers that form over complex wing surfaces. To account for streamwise and spanwise curvature, we first derive a simplified form of the Navier-Stokes equations in a general body-fitted non-orthogonal coordinate system. We then analyze the characteristics of the rapidly varying components of the PSE3D system and determine a second closure condition, both using ray-tracing. These rapidly varying characteristics will give the direction of propagation of the disturbance and inform improvements to a local point-to-point marching (PPM) scheme, which efficiently solves the PSE3D. The propagation direction obtained via ray-tracing provides further insight into computing the N-factor in an effectively two-dimensional manner across an entire three-dimensional varying surface. We describe this novel N-factor calculator and present various stability and N-factor computations conducted on the AFRL 1303 UCAV concept, comparing the outcomes when using line-of-flight, inviscid freestream, and group velocity as propagation directions.
Date Acceptance
2024-07-27
Citation
AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND co-located Conference Proceedings
ISBN
978-1-62410-716-0
Publisher
AIAA
Journal / Book Title
AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND co-located Conference Proceedings
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2024 by Elliot James Badcock, Shahid Mughal. Published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., with permission. This is the author’s accepted manuscript made available under a CC-BY licence in accordance with Imperial’s Research Publications Open Access policy (www.imperial.ac.uk/oa-policy)
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Sponsor
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
Identifier
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2024-4062
Grant Number
DSTLX 1000152974
Source
AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND co-located Conference Proceedings
Publication Status
Published online
Start Date
2024-07-29
Finish Date
2024-08-02
Coverage Spatial
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Date Publish Online
2024-07-27