Prediction of the incompressible flow over a rearward-facing step
Abstract
A viscous inviscid interaction scheme is presented for computing steady, two dimensional, incompressible, laminar, and turbulent flows over a rearward-facing step. The boundary layer equations for the region of viscous flow and the Laplace equation for streamfunction in the region of inviscid flow are used. The boundary layer continuity and momentum equations are solved inversely in a coupled manner using an improved finite-difference calculation procedure. Consideration is given to the applicability of the boundary layer equations to two dimensional channel expansion flows with developed inlet velocity profiles. No inviscid flow region can be identified so that the viscous inviscid interaction procedure is not applicable. Predictions of laminar flows of this type using the inverse boundary layer numerical method are shown to be in agreement with existing Navier-Stokes solutions and experimental measurements.
- Publication:
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Ph.D. Thesis
- Pub Date:
- 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981PhDT........51K
- Keywords:
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- Incompressible Flow;
- Inviscid Flow;
- Laminar Flow;
- Reversed Flow;
- Stream Functions (Fluids);
- Two Dimensional Flow;
- Viscous Flow;
- Boundary Layer Equations;
- Continuity Equation;
- Equations Of Motion;
- Finite Difference Theory;
- Laplace Equation;
- Turbulent Flow;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer