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The flow structure in the lee of an inclined 6:1 prolate spheroid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

T. C. Fu ,
A. Shekarriz ,
J. Katz  and
T. T. Huang
T. C. Fu
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA Present address: David Taylor Model Basin, CD/NSWC, Bethesda, MD 20084-5000, USA.
A. Shekarriz
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA Present address: Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland, WA 99352, USA.
J. Katz
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
T. T. Huang
Affiliation:
David Taylor Model Basin, CD/NSWC, Bethesda, MD 20084-5000, USA
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Abstract

Particle displacement velocimetry is used to measure the velocity and vorticity distributions around an inclined 6: 1 prolate spheroid. The objective is to determine the effects of boundary-layer tripping, incidence angle, and Reynolds number on the flow structure. The vorticity distributions are also used for computing the lateral forces and rolling moments that occur when the flow is asymmetric. The computed forces agree with results of direct measurements. It is shown that when the flow is not tripped, separation causes the formation of a pair of vortex sheets. The size of these sheets increases with increasing incidence angle and axial location. Their orientation and internal vorticity distribution also depend on incidence. Rollup into distinct vortices occurs in some cases, and the primary vortex contains between 20 % and 50 % of the overall circulation. The entire flow is unsteady and there are considerable variations in the instantaneous vorticity distributions. The remainder of the lee side, excluding these vortex sheets, remains almost vorticity free, providing clear evidence that the flow can be characterized as open separation. Boundary-layer tripping causes earlier separation on part of the model, brings the primary vortex closer to the body, and spreads the vorticity over a larger region. The increased variability in the vorticity distribution causes considerable force fluctuations, but the mean loads remain unchanged. Trends with increasing Reynolds number are conflicting, probably because of boundary-layer transition. The separation point moves towards the leeward meridian and the normal force decreases when the Reynolds number is increased from 0.42 × 106 to 1.3 × 106. Further increase in the Reynolds number to 2.1 × 106 and tripping cause an increase in forces and earlier separation.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 269 , 25 June 1994 , pp. 79 - 106
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© 1994 Cambridge University Press

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