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ProfessorSpencerSherwin

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aeronautics

Head of the Department of Aeronautics
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 5052s.sherwin Website

 
 
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318City and Guilds BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Mengaldo:2015:10.1017/jfm.2015.281,
author = {Mengaldo, G and Kravtsova, M and Ruban, A and SHERWIN, S},
doi = {10.1017/jfm.2015.281},
journal = {Journal of Fluid Mechanics},
pages = {311--323},
title = {Triple-deck and direct numerical simulation analyses high-speed subsonic flows past a roughness element},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2015.281},
volume = {774},
year = {2015}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - This paper is concerned with the boundary-layer separation in subsonic and transonic flows caused by a two-dimensional isolated wall roughness. The process of the separation is analysed by means of two approaches: the direct numerical simulation (DNS) of the flow using the Navier–Stokes equations, and the numerical solution of the triple-deck equations. Since the triple-deck theory relies on the assumption that the Reynolds number ( ) is large, we performed the Navier–Stokes calculations at  Re = 4 x 10^5  based on the distance of the roughness element from the leading edge of the flat plate. This Re  is also relevant for aeronautical applications. Two sets of calculation were conducted with the free-stream Mach number  Ma_∞ = 0.5 and Ma_∞ = 0.87   . We used different roughness element heights, some of which were large enough to cause a well-developed separation region behind the roughness. We found that the two approaches generally compare well with one another in terms of wall shear stress, longitudinal pressure gradient and detachment/reattachment points of the separation bubbles (when present). The main differences were found in proximity to the centre of the roughness element, where the wall shear stress and longitudinal pressure gradient predicted by the triple-deck theory are noticeably different from those predicted by DNS. In addition, DNS predicts slightly longer separation regions.
AU  - Mengaldo,G
AU  - Kravtsova,M
AU  - Ruban,A
AU  - SHERWIN,S
DO  - 10.1017/jfm.2015.281
EP  - 323
PY  - 2015///
SN  - 1469-7645
SP  - 311
TI  - Triple-deck and direct numerical simulation analyses high-speed subsonic flows past a roughness element
T2  - Journal of Fluid Mechanics
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2015.281
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/25331
VL  - 774
ER  -
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