Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the importance of including the effects of spanwise pressure gradient in transition predictions over arbitrary three-dimensional wings operating in the transonic regime. To this end, three calculation methods were used: (i) a three-dimensional Euler solver, (ii) a three-dimensional boundary-layer solver and (iii) a numerical method for the solution of the linear stability equations based on the temporal formulation. The influence of spanwise pressure gradients is illustrated by the application of this stability analyser to the flow about the NASA AMES wing. The pertinence of using a fully three-dimensional method rather than the simpler conical-flow calculations is demonstrated.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Mack, L.M. (1979) On the Stability of the Boundary Layer on a Transonic Swept Wing, AIAA Paper 79–0264.
Malik, M.R. and Orszag, S.A. (1981) Efficient Computation of the Stability of Three-Dimensional Compressible Boundary Layers, AIAA Paper 81–1277.
Cebeci, T. and Stewartson, K. (1980) Stability and Transition in Three-Dimensional Flows, AIAA Journal, Vol. no. 18, pp. 398–405.
Spall, R.E. and Wie, Y.-S. (1993) Stability Theory and Transition Prediction Applied to a General Aviation Fuselage, Journal of Aircraft, Vol. no. 30, pp. 161–167.
Iyer, V., Spall, R.E. and Dagenhart, J.R. (1994) Computational Study of Transition Front on a Swept Wing Leading-Edge Model, Journal of Aircraft, Vol. no. 31, pp. 72–78.
Masson, C., Martinuzzi, R., Langlois, M., Paraschivoiu, I. and Tezok, F. (1995) Transition Prediction Capabilities for Conical Wings in the Transonic Regime, Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal, Vol. no. 41, pp. 28–39.
Masson, C., Martinuzzi, R., Mirshams, M. and Paraschivoiu, I. (1995) Natural Transition in Transonic Flows using an Efficient Temporal/Spatial Formulation, AIAA Paper 95–0778.
Masson, C., Langlois, M. and Paraschivoiu, I. (1994) Analysis of the Transition Characteristics of Three-Dimensional Transonic Flows, Proceedings of the Second Annual Conference of the CFD Society of Canada, pp. 535–542.
Langlois, M., Masson, C. and Paraschivoiu, I. (1995) Transition Prediction in Three-Dimensional Transonic Flows, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Numerical Methods in Laminar and Turbulent Flow, pp. 493–504.
Jameson, A., Schmidt, W. and Turkel, E. (1981) Numerical Solutions of the Euler Equations by Finite Volume Methods using Runge-Kutta Time-Stepping Schemes, AIAA Paper 81–1259.
Houdeville, R., Mazin, C. and Corjon, A. (1993) Méthode de caractéristiques pour le calcul des couches limites tridimensionnelles, La Recherche Aérospatiale, Vol. no. 1, pp. 37–49.
Kaups, K. and Cebeci, T. (1977) Compressible Laminar Boundary Layers with Suction on Swept and Tapered Wings, Journal of Aircraft, Vol. no. 14, pp. 661–667.
Various Authors (1985) Test Cases for Inviscid Flow Field Methods, AGARD Advisory Report No. 211.
Mack, L.M. (1977) Transition Prediction and Linear Stability Theory, AGARD Conference Proceedings, 227, pp. 1.1–1.22.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1996 Kluwer Academic Publishers
About this paper
Cite this paper
Masson, C., Langlois, M., Paraschivoiu, I. (1996). Influence of Spanwise Pressure Gradient on Transition Prediction in Transonic Flows. In: Duck, P.W., Hall, P. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Nonlinear Instability and Transition in Three-Dimensional Boundary Layers. Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 35. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1700-2_15
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1700-2_15
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-010-7261-8
Online ISBN: 978-94-009-1700-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive