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Numerical simulation of a hypersonic flow past a blunt body

Numerical simulation of a hypersonic flow past a blunt body PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the characteristics of hypersonic flow past a blunt body.Design/methodology/approachThe implicit finite volume schemes are derived from axisymmetric Navier–Stokes equations by means of AUSM+ and LU-SGS methods, and programmed in FORTRAN. Based on the verified result that a 2D axisymmetric chemical equilibrium flow has a good agreement with the literature, the characteristics of hypersonic flow past a sphere are simulated by using four different models which involve four factors, namely, viscous, inviscid, equilibrium and calorically perfect gas.FindingsCompared with the calorically perfect gas under hypervelocity condition, the shock wave of the equilibrium gas is more close to the blunt body, gas density and pressure become bigger, but gas temperature is lower due to the effect of real gas. Viscous effects are not obvious in the calculations of the equilibrium gas or the calorically perfect gas. In a word, the model of equilibrium gas is more suitable for hypersonic flow and the calculation of viscous flow has a smaller error.Originality/valueThe computer codes are developed to simulate the characteristics of hypersonic flows, and this study will be helpful for the design of the thermal protection system in hypersonic vehicles. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow Emerald Publishing

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
0961-5539
DOI
10.1108/HFF-05-2016-0187
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Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the characteristics of hypersonic flow past a blunt body.Design/methodology/approachThe implicit finite volume schemes are derived from axisymmetric Navier–Stokes equations by means of AUSM+ and LU-SGS methods, and programmed in FORTRAN. Based on the verified result that a 2D axisymmetric chemical equilibrium flow has a good agreement with the literature, the characteristics of hypersonic flow past a sphere are simulated by using four different models which involve four factors, namely, viscous, inviscid, equilibrium and calorically perfect gas.FindingsCompared with the calorically perfect gas under hypervelocity condition, the shock wave of the equilibrium gas is more close to the blunt body, gas density and pressure become bigger, but gas temperature is lower due to the effect of real gas. Viscous effects are not obvious in the calculations of the equilibrium gas or the calorically perfect gas. In a word, the model of equilibrium gas is more suitable for hypersonic flow and the calculation of viscous flow has a smaller error.Originality/valueThe computer codes are developed to simulate the characteristics of hypersonic flows, and this study will be helpful for the design of the thermal protection system in hypersonic vehicles.

Journal

International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid FlowEmerald Publishing

Published: Jun 5, 2017

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