Computation of low density supersonic flow over a pitot tube
Abstract
The internal and external flow of N2 gas over a pitot tube in the transitional regime between continuum and free-molecular flow is computed using Navier-Stokes equations. Both slip and no-slip boundary conditions, as well as two different Reynolds numbers, are considered. These numerical solutions illustrate many interesting features of flow in this regime and, in general, are in reasonably good agreement with experiment.
- Publication:
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AIAA, 20th Thermophysics Conference
- Pub Date:
- June 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985thph.confR....C
- Keywords:
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- Computational Fluid Dynamics;
- Gas Flow;
- Low Density Flow;
- Pitot Tubes;
- Supersonic Flow;
- Viscous Flow;
- Boundary Conditions;
- Boundary Layer Flow;
- Computational Grids;
- Mach Number;
- Navier-Stokes Equation;
- Nitrogen;
- Reynolds Number;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer