Summary
The inviscid flow around a Pitot-type air intake has been calculated for a fixed freestream Mach number of 0.8 and three angles of attack (-6°, 0°, +6°). The ratio of static pressures at channel exit and infinity has been held constant. The analysis was carried out for an isolated air intake, i.e. the fuselage is omitted and the splitter plate is extended to an infinite flat plate. The Euler equations written in integral-conservation form are solved by a finite volume method applying a Runge-Kutta scheme with local time-step**. The computational mesh is composed by a set of two-dimensional grids, constructed by a complex transformation combined with the solution of geometric partial differential equations. The main features of the predicted flow fields are described and compared with experimental results for a realistic inlet-fuselage combination.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Grashof, J.: Inlet mesh generation by using a Maxwell transformation. Dornier-Note, 1982.
Leicher, S.; Fritz, W.; Grashof, J.; Longo, J.: Mesh generation strategies for CFD on complex configurations. Paper presented on the 8th International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics, Aachen, West Germany, June 28 — July 2 1982.
Moon, P.; Spencer, D.E.: Field Theory Handbook. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer-Verlag 1971.
Rizzi, A.W.; Inouye, M.: Time-split finite-volume method for three-dimensional blunt-body flow. AIAA J. 11 (1973) 1478–1485.
Jameson, A.; Schmidt, W.; Turkel, E.: Numerical solutions of the Euler equations using Runge-Kutta time-step**. AIAA Paper 81–1259, 1981.
Schmidt, W.; Jameson, A.: Recent developments in finite-volume time-dependent techniques for two- and three-dimensional transonic flows. Von Kármán Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium: Lecture Series 1982–04, March 29-April.2, 1982.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1982 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Grashof, J. (1982). Investigation of the Three-Dimensional Transonic Flow around an Air Intake by a Finite-Volume Method for the Euler Equations. In: Haase, W. (eds) Recent Contributions to Fluid Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81932-2_12
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81932-2_12
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-81934-6
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-81932-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive