Stability of an infinite swept wing boundary layer with surface waviness
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Author(s)
Thomas, C
Mughal, MS
Gipon, M
Ashworth, R
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
A scheme for generating boundary layers is described and applied to an infinite swept wing model with wavy surface deformations. Steady laminar mean flow is extracted directly from solutions of the Navier-Stokes system of equations, which is validated against computations of a compressible boundary layer method. Furthermore, the routines capture separated boundary layer profiles, overcoming the constraints of the conventional methods. The stability of crossflow disturbances is investigated using both PSE and LNS methods and the effect of chordwise waviness of variable wavelength, amplitude and phase is considered. Wavy surfaces are found to influence the growth of crossflow disturbances, suggesting that the onset of transition may also be affected by the variations in the surface geometry.
Date Issued
2016-08-30
Online Publication Date
2016-08-30
Date Acceptance
2016-03-08
ISSN
1533-385X
Publisher
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Start Page
3024
End Page
3038
Journal / Book Title
AIAA Journal
Volume
54
Issue
10
Copyright Statement
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manual-entry
Sponsor
Airbus Group Innovations
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Innovate UK
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Grant Number
EP/I037946/1
113022
EP/I037946/1
Subjects
Aerospace & Aeronautics
0901 Aerospace Engineering
0913 Mechanical Engineering
Publication Status
Published