Accession Number:
ADA243636
Title:
Engineering Model of Unsteady Flow in a Cavity
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. Oct 1989-Sep 1991
Corporate Author:
ARNOLD ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT CENTER ARNOLD AFB TN
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Report Date:
1991-12-01
Pagination or Media Count:
90.0
Abstract:
A mathematical model was assembled from fundamental fluid dynamic relations and turbulent single-stream mixing zone relations to predict spectra, i.e., the frequency and amplitude, of unsteady pressures acting in a rectangular cavity exposed to an external flow parallel to the cavity opening. Characteristics of the approaching boundary layer are expected as inputs, thereby allowing computation of spectra for cases of mass-injection upstream of the cavity. The equations were compiled as a code CAP that can be run in less that 15 sec on a personal computer. Maximum dynamic loads acting on the contents of the cavity can be estimated, in addition to the primary frequencies of oscillation.
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Subject Categories:
- Fluid Mechanics