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Modified Crocco-Lees Mixing Theory for Supersonic Separated and Reattaching Flows

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Glick, Herbert Seymour (1960) Modified Crocco-Lees Mixing Theory for Supersonic Separated and Reattaching Flows. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/0V7K-QS61. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12082005-132722

Abstract

Re-examination of the Crocco-Lees method has shown that the previous quantitative disagreement between theory and experiment in the region of flow up to separation was caused primarily by the improper C(K) relation assumed. A new C(K) correlation, based on low-speed theoretical and experimental data and on supersonic experimental results, has been developed and found to be satisfactory for accurate calculation of two-dimensional laminar supersonic flows up to separation. A study of separated and reattaching regions of flow has led to a physical model which incorporates the concept of the "dividing" streamline and the results of experiment. According to this physical model, viscous momentum transport is the essential mechanism in the zone between separation and the beginning of reattachment, while the reattachment process is, on the contrary, an essentially inviscid process. This physical model has been translated into Crocco-Lees language using a semi-empirical approach, and approximate C(K) and F(K) relations have been determined for the separated and reattaching regions. The results of this analysis have been applied to the problem of shock wave-laminar boundary layer interaction, and satisfactory quantitative agreement with experiment has been achieved.

Item Type:Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Subject Keywords:(Aeronautics)
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Engineering and Applied Science
Major Option:Aeronautics
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Lees, Lester
Group:GALCIT
Thesis Committee:
  • Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:1 January 1960
Record Number:CaltechETD:etd-12082005-132722
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12082005-132722
DOI:10.7907/0V7K-QS61
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ID Code:4861
Collection:CaltechTHESIS
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Deposited On:09 Dec 2005
Last Modified:23 Oct 2023 22:27

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