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Understanding subsonic and transonic cavity flows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

J. Henderson ,
K. J. Badcock  and
B. E. Richards
J. Henderson
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Glasgow, UK
K. J. Badcock
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Glasgow, UK
B. E. Richards
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Glasgow, UK
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Abstract

A computational investigation of the subsonic and transonic turbulent open flow over cavities was conducted. Simulations of these oscillatory flows were generated through time-accurate solutions of the Reynolds-averaged form of the Navier-Stokes equations. The effect of turbulence was included through the k–ω model. The results presented include calculations of the acoustic pressure distributions along the cavity floor, which compare well with experiment. The results are then used to describe the behaviour of the flow.

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 105 , Issue 1044 , February 2001 , pp. 77 - 84
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2001 

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