Accession Number:

ADA455443

Title:

Numerical Prediction of Laminar Shock/Shock Interactions in Hypersonic Flow

Descriptive Note:

Conference paper

Corporate Author:

POLITECNICO DI TORINO (ITALY) DEPT DI INGEGNERIA AERONAUTICA E SPAZIALE

Personal Author(s):

• D'Ambrosio, Domenic

Report Date:

2006-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

11.0

Abstract:

The results of a series of numerical simulations are presented of experiments conducted at the ONERA Chalais-Meudon Research Center and at the CALSPAN-University at Buffalo Research Center on shock-shock interactions. The flow-field characteristics are described with the aid of the numerical predictions and the computed values of surface pressure and heat transfer are compared with the experimental measurements for purposes of verification and validation. A preliminary grid refinement study is conducted in some test conditions to investigate certain discrepancies that have been found between the numerical and the experimental data.

Descriptors:

• *INTERACTIONS
• *SHOCK WAVES
• *HYPERSONIC FLOW
• HEAT TRANSFER
• COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
• MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION
• ITALY
• LAMINAR FLOW
• PRESSURE
• FLOW FIELDS
• EXPERIMENTAL DATA
• SYMPOSIA

Subject Categories:

• Numerical Mathematics
• Fluid Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE