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Subcritical Flow without Circulation past a Swept Semi-Infinite Elliptic Cylinder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

G J Clapworthy
G J Clapworthy*
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University of Southampton
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Summary

The numerical calculation of the subcritical, steady, three-dimensional, potential flow past a semi-infinite swept elliptic cylinder attached to a plane wall is described. The full equations of motion are written in terms of the velocity potential and the exact body-surface conditions are applied. The equations are expressed in coordinates defined by the body shape and further transformations are necessary to reduce the infinite domain to a finite working space and to concentrate the grid points in regions of greatest variation of potential. The resulting equations are solved using a finite-difference scheme. The Mach number distribution for a typical case is presented.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , May 1977 , pp. 142 - 148
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1977

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