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Aerodynamics
AE 301
Contents
a.Importance of Aerodynamics, b.Aerodynamics: Classification and Practical
Objectives
c.Some Fundamental AerodynamicVariables d.Aerodynamic Forces and Moments e.Center of Pressure f.Dimensional Analysis: The BuckinghamPi
Theorem
g.Flow Similarity h.Fluid statics i.Types of Flow j.Applied aerodynamics
Importance of aerodynamics
ƒNaturalPhilosophy
ƒPhysics
ƒMechanics
ƒDynamics
ƒAerodynamics"
Importance of aerodynamics
ƒNavalpowerwasgoingtodependgreatlyonthespeedand maneuverabilityofships. ƒToincreasethespeedofaship,itisimportanttoreducethe resistancecreatedbythewaterflowaroundthehull. ƒSuddenly,thedragonshiphullsbecameanengineering problemofgreatinterest,thusgivingimpetustothestudyoffluid mechanics.
ƒOnAugust8,1588,ThegreatSpanish
Armadawasmethead-onbytheEnglish
fleetunderthecommandofSirFrancis
Drake.
ƒTheSpanishshipswerelargeandheavy,incontrast,the
Englishshipsweresmallerandlighter.
ƒEnglandwonthenavalwar.
Importance of aerodynamics
ƒIn1781,LeonhardEuler(17071783)pointedoutthe
physicalinconsistencyofmodelandmodifiedit. ƒTherapidriseintheimportanceofnavalarchitecture madefluiddynamicsanimportantscience,occupyingthe mindsofNewton,,andEuler,amongmany othersinEurope.
ƒin1687,IsaacNewton(16421727)publishedhis
famousinwhichtheentiresecondbook wasdevotedtofluidmechanics.
ƒIn1777,aseriesofexperimentswascarriedout
byJeanLeRond(17171783)inorder tomeasuretheresistanceofshipsincanals.
ƒIntheUS,sincetheir1901gliderwasofpoor
aerodynamicdesign,theWrightBrotherssetabout determiningwhatconstitutesgoodaerodynamicdesign.
ƒInthefallof1901,theydesignandbuildawindtunnel
poweredbyatwo-bladedfanconnectedtoagasoline engine. ƒTheaerodynamicdataaretakenlogicallyandcarefully.
ƒArmedwiththeirnewaerodynamicinformation,the
Wrightsdesignanewgliderinthespringof1902andflew
successfully. ƒThegoodaerodynamicswasvitaltotheultimatesuccess oftheWrightbrothersand,ofcourse,toallsubsequent successfulairplanedesignsuptothepresentday.Importance of aerodynamics
Aerodynamics: Classification and Objectives
ƒThewordisusedtodenoteeithera
liquidoragas.
ƒThe liquid and gas will change its shape
to conform to that of the container
ƒThemostfundamentaldistinctionbetweensolids,
liquids,andgasesisattheatomicandmolecularlevel.
ƒFluiddynamics is subdivided into three areas:
Hydrodynamicsflow of liquids
Gas dynamicsflow of gases
Aerodynamicsflow of air
Aerodynamics: Classification and Objectives
ƒAerodynamicsisanappliedsciencewithmany
practicalapplicationsinengineering.
ƒItisaimedatoneormoreofthefollowingpractical
objectives:
Thepredictionofforcesandmoments
on,andheattransferto,bodiesmoving throughafluid(usuallyair). lift,drag,andmomentsonairfoils,wings, fuselages,enginenacelles,andmost importantly,wholeairplaneconfigurations
Determination of flows moving internally
through ducts. theflowpropertiesinsiderocketandair- breathingjetenginesandtocalculatethe enginethrust
Some Fundamental AerodynamicVariables
ƒThefourofthemostfrequentlyusedwordsin
aerodynamics:and isthenormalforceperunitarea exertedonasurfaceduetothetimerateof changeofmomentumoftheliquid/gas moleculesimpactingon(orcrossing)that surface.
ƒPressureisaandcanhaveadifferent
valuefromonepointtoanotherinthefluid.
ƒItisascalarquantity,notavector,
ƒItisperpendiculartothesurface,
ƒItactsinward,istowardthesurface
Some Fundamental AerodynamicVariables
ƒAnotherimportantaerodynamicvariable
isdefinedasthemassperunit volume.
ƒItisascalarquantitythat
canvaryfrompointtopointinthefluid.
Some Fundamental AerodynamicVariables
ƒtakesonanimportantroleinhigh-speed
aerodynamics. ƒThetemperatureofagasisdirectlyproportionaltothe averagekineticenergyofthemoleculesofthefluid. ƒWecanqualitativelyvisualizeahigh-temperaturegasas oneinwhichthemoleculesandatomsarerandomly rattlingaboutathighspeeds. ƒTemperatureisalsoapointproperty,scalarquantity,which canvaryfrompointtopointinthegas.
Some Fundamental AerodynamicVariables
ƒTheprincipalfocusofaerodynamicsisfluidsinmotion.
Hence,flowvelocityisanextremelyimportant
consideration.
ƒVelocityisthetimerateofchangeofdisplacement.
ƒIncontrasttosolid,afluidisasubstance.
ƒForafluidinmotion,onepartofthefluidmaybe
travelingatadifferentvelocityfromanotherpart. :Thevelocityofaflowing gasatanyfixedpointinspaceisthe velocityofaninfinitesimallysmallfluid elementasitsweepsthrough.
ƒTheflowvelocityhasbothmagnitudeanddirection;
hence,itisavectorquantity,anditisapointproperty.
Some Fundamental AerodynamicVariables
ƒwenotethatfrictioncanplayaroleinternallyinaflow.
TheshearstressIJisthelimitingformofthemagnitude
ofthefrictionalforceperunitarea ƒConsidertwoadjacentfluidlayers,streamlines.Dueto differentvelocityvalues,therewillbeshearstresson thefluidsurfaces. ƒisdirectlyproportionaltovelocitydifference,and inverselyproportionaltoverticaldistance.
ƒTheconstantofproportionalityisdefinedasthe
,ȝ; itisafunctionofthe temperatureofthefluid. Units ƒTwoconsistentsetsofunitswillbeusedthroughoutthis course,SIunits(InternationalUnites)andthe
Englishengineeringsystemofunits.
ƒThebasicunitsofforce,mass,length,time,andabsolute temperatureinthesetwosystemsaregiveninTable1.1.
Aerodynamic forces and moments
ƒAtfirstglance,thegenerationoftheaerodynamicforce mayseemcomplex
ƒHowever,inallcases,theaerodynamicforcesand
momentsonthebodyareduetoonlytwobasic sources:
1.Pressuredistribution,
2.Shearstressdistributionoverthebodysurface
ƒpactsnormaltothesurface,
ƒIJactstangentialtothesurface.
Aerodynamic forces and moments
ƒTheneteffectoftheandIJdistributionsintegratedoverthe completebodysurfaceisaresultantaerodynamicforce andmomentonthebody.
ƒTheresultantcanbesplitinto
components,Normal&AxialorLift&
Dragforces.
Aerodynamic forces and moments
ƒTheflowfarawayfromthebodyis
calledtheandhenceis alsocalledthefreestreamvelocity. component of perpendicular to component of parallel to ƒThechordisthelineardistancefrom theleadingedgetothetrailingedgeof thebody.
ƒTheangleofattackĮisdefinedasthe
anglebetweenand.
ƒThegeometricalrelationbetweenthese
twosetsofcomponentsis,
Aerodynamic forces and moments
ƒWecanexamineinmoredetailtheintegrationofthe
pressureandshearstressdistributionstoobtainthe aerodynamicforcesandmoments. =⤨1 body surface, body surface,
ƒThetotalnormalandaxialforcesare
obtainedbyintegratingequationsfromtheleadingedge (LE)tothetrailingedge(TE):
ƒWecangetliftanddragforcesbasedontheprevious
equations;Aerodynamic forces and moments
Aerodynamic forces and moments
ƒTheaerodynamicmomentexertedonthebodydepends
onthepointaboutwhichmomentsaretaken.
ƒLetsconsidermomentstakenabouttheleadingedge.
ƒThemomentperunitspanabouttheleadingedgedueto
andIJontheelementalareaontheupperandlower surfaceare ƒByintegratingfromtheleadingtothetrailingedges,we obtainthepitchingmomentabouttheleadingedgeper unitspan
Aerodynamic forces and moments
ƒInEquations;ș,,andareknownfunctionsoffora
givenbodyshape. ƒAmajorgoaloftheoreticalorexperimentalaerodynamics istocalculateandIJforagivenbodyshapeand freestreamconditions.
ƒWegettheaerodynamicforcesandmomentsbasedon
them. ƒInaerodynamics,shapeisprobablythemostimportant factor.
ƒWemayeliminatethescaleoftheshapebydefining
somedimensionlesscoefficients.
Aerodynamic forces and moments
ƒLetȡandbethedensityandvelocity,respectively,in thefreestream,faraheadofthebody. ƒWedefineadimensionalquantitycalledthefreestream as
ƒInaddition,letbeareferenceareaandbea
referencelength.
ƒThedimensionlessforceandmomentcoefficientsare
definedasfollows:
Liftcoefficient
DragcoefficientMoment coefficient
Aerodynamic forces and moments
Fortwo-dimensionalbodies,itisconventionaltodenote
theaerodynamiccoefficientsbylowercaseletters;for example, ƒTwoadditionaldimensionlessquantitiesofimmediate useare
ƒFrom the geometry
Aerodynamic forces and moments
ƒWeobtainthefollowingintegralformsfortheforceand momentcoefficients
ƒTheliftanddragcoefficientscanalsobeobtained:
Example 1.1
ƒConsiderthesupersonicflowovera5half-anglewedgeat zeroangleofattack,assketchedinfigure. ƒThefreestreamMachnumberaheadofthewedgeis2.0,and thefreestreampressureanddensityare101105N/m2and
1.23kg/m3,respectively.
ƒThepressuresontheupperandlowersurfacesofthewedge areconstantwithdistanceandequaltoeachother,namely, ==1.31105N/m2. ƒThepressureexertedonthebaseofthewedgeisequalto.
ƒTheshearstressvariesoverboththeupperandlower
surfacesasIJ=431 ƒThechordlength,,ofthewedgeis2m.Calculatethedrag coefficientforthewedge.
Example 1.1
Flow field picturePressure distribution
Shear stress distribution
Example 1.1
ƒWecancalculatethedragandthenobtainthedrag
coefficient.
ƒThedragcanbeobtainedfrom
Example 1.1
ƒAddingthepressureintegrals,andthenaddingtheshear stressintegrals,wehavefortotaldrag
Example 1.1
ƒNotethat,forthisratherslenderbody,butatasupersonic speed,mostofthedragispressuredrag. ƒThisistypicalofthedragofslendersupersonicbodies.
ƒThedragcoefficientisobtainedasfollows.
ƒThevelocityofthefreestreamistwicethesonicspeed, whichisgivenby
ƒMachNumber=V/a
Center of pressure
ƒWeseethatthenormalandaxialforcesonthebody
areduetotheloadsimposedbythe pressureandshearstressdistributions.
ƒMoreover,thesedistributedloadsgenerateamoment
abouttheleadingedge.
ƒIftheaerodynamicforceonabodyis
specifiedintermsofaresultantsingleforce,orits componentssuchasand,onthebody shouldthisresultantbeplaced? ƒTheansweristhattheresultantforceshouldbelocated onthebodysuchthatitproducesthesameeffectas thedistributedloads.
ƒThecomponentsoftheresultedaerodynamicforceR;
andmustbeplacedontheairfoilatsuchalocation togeneratethesamemomentabouttheleadingedge.
ƒIfisplacedonthechordline,thenmustbelocated
adistancecpdownstreamoftheleadingedgesuchthatCenter of pressure
ƒIncaseswheretheangleofattackofthebodyissmall,
sinĮ0andcosĮ1;hence,.Thus,Equation becomes
Center of pressure
ƒNotethatifmomentsweretakenaboutthecenterof
pressure,theintegratedeffectofthedistributedloads wouldbezero. ƒHence,analternatedefinitionofthecenterofpressure isthatpointonthebodyaboutwhichtheaerodynamic momentiszero. ܯ ƒTodefinetheforce-and-momentsystem,theresultant forcecanbeplacedatpointonthebody,aslongas thevalueofthemomentaboutthatpointisalsogiven.
Example 1.4
ƒConsidertheDC-3A/C.Justoutboardoftheengine
nacelle,theairfoilchordlengthis15.4ft. ƒAtcruisingvelocity(188mi/h)atsealevel,themoments perunitspanatthisairfoillocationare4=1071ftlb/ft andLE3213.9ftlb/ft. ƒCalculatetheliftperunitspanandthelocationofthe centerofpressureontheairfoil.
Example 1.4
ƒFrom given equations;
ƒWe know that
Dimensional analysis: the Buckingham Pi theorem
ƒWhatphysicalquantitiesdeterminethevariationof
theseforcesandmoments?Theanswercanbefound fromthepowerfulmethodofdimensionalanalysis. ƒDimensionalanalysisisbasedontheobviousfactthat inanequationdealingwiththerealphysicalworld,each termmusthavethesamedimensions.
ƒForexample,if
isaphysicalrelation,thenȥ,Ș,ȗ,andijmusthavethe samedimensions.Otherwisewewouldbeadding applesandoranges.
ƒTheaboveequationcanbemadedimensionlessby
dividingbyanyoneoftheterms,say,ij:
Dimensional analysis: the Buckingham Pi theorem
ƒTheseideasareformallyembodiedintheBuckingham
pitheorem,statedbelowwithoutderivation.
ƒLetequalthenumberoffundamentaldimensions
requiredtodescribethephysicalvariables.
ƒLet12representphysicalvariablesinthe
physicalrelation;
ƒThen,thephysicalrelationmaybere-expressedasa
relationofdimensionlessproducts(calledߨ products),
ƒEachproductisadimensionlessproductofasetof
physicalvariablesplusoneotherphysicalvariable.
ƒLet12betheselectedsetofphysical
variables.ThenDimensional analysis: the Buckingham Pi theorem
ƒThechoiceoftherepeatingvariables,12
shouldbesuchthattheyincludeallthedimensions withtheminimumnumberusedintheproblem. ƒAlso,thedependentvariableshouldappearinonlyone oftheߨ
Dimensional analysis: the Buckingham Pi theorem
ƒConsiderabodyofgivenshapeatagivenangleofattack.
Theresultantaerodynamicforceis.
ƒOnaphysical,intuitivebasis,weexpecttodependon:
Freestreamvelocity.
Freestreamdensityȡ.
Viscosityofthefluid,bythefreestreamviscositycoefficientȝ.
The size of the body,
The compressibility of the fluid, by the freestream speed of sound, .
ƒInlightoftheabove,wecanusecommonsensetowrite
Dimensional analysis: the Buckingham Pi theorem
ƒEquationcanbewrittenintheformof
ƒFollowingtheBuckinghampitheorem,Thephysical
variablesandtheirdimensionsare
ƒSo,thefundamentaldimensionsare;
ƒPhysicalfactors;,andtherequireddimensions
Dimensional analysis: the Buckingham Pi theorem
ƒThenEquationcanbere-expressedintermsof
=63=3dimensionlessߨ of
ƒTheseproductsare
ƒWechoose,ȡ,csuchthattheyincludeallthe
dimensions()withtheminimumnumberused.
ƒLetsassumethat
where,,andareexponentstobefound.
Dimensional analysis: the Buckingham Pi theorem
ƒIndimensionalterms,equationis
ƒBecauseߨ
mustalsobedimensionless.
ƒThismeansthattheexponentsofmustaddtozero,
andsimilarlyfortheexponentsofand.Hence,
ƒSolvingtheaboveequations,wefindthat=1,=2,
and=2. ƒSubstitutingthesevaluesintoequation,wehaveDimensional analysis: the Buckingham Pi theorem
ƒWecanreplacewithanyreferenceareasuchasthe
planformareaofawing.
ƒMoreover,wecanmultiplyߨ
willstillbedimensionless.Thus
Homework
: findߨଶand ߨ
Dimensional analysis: the Buckingham Pi theorem
ƒBased on similar approach, we can find
ƒThedimensionlesscombinationofߨ
freestream ƒTheReynoldsnumberisphysicallyameasureoftheratio ofinertiaforcestoviscousforcesinaflowandisoneofthe mostpowerfulparametersinfluiddynamics.
ƒThedimensionlesscombinationofߨ
freestream ƒItisapowerfulparameterinthestudyofgasdynamics.
Dimensional analysis: the Buckingham Pi theorem
ƒTheresultsofourdimensionalanalysismaybe
organizedasfollows; ƒSincetheliftanddragarecomponentsoftheresultant force,corollariestoequationare
Dimensional analysis: the Buckingham Pi theorem
ƒKeepinmindthattheanalysiswasforagivenbodyshape atagivenangleofattackĮ.
ƒIfĮisallowedtovary,then,,andwillingeneral
dependonthevalueofĮ.
ƒHence,Equationscanbegeneralizedto
ƒWhichmeansifthedimensionlessparametersarethe
same,theliftcoefficientwillbethesameforthesame geometry,independentfromthescale
Flow similarity
ƒConsidertwodifferentflowfieldsovertwodifferent bodies.
ƒBydefinition,differentflowsareif:
Thestreamlinepatternsaregeometricallysimilar.
Thedistributionsof,,,andtheforce
coefficientsarethesame.
Whatarethetoensurethattwoflowsare
dynamicallysimilar?
ƒTheanswercomesfromtheresultsofthedimensional
analysis.Twoflowswillbedynamicallysimilarif:
Thebodiesandanyothersolidboundariesare
geometricallysimilarforbothflows.
Thesimilarityparametersarethesameforbothflows.
Flow similarity
ƒSofar,wehaveemphasizedtwoparameters,Reand.
ƒApplicabletomanyproblems,wecansaythatflows
overgeometricallysimilarbodiesatthesameMach andReynoldsnumbersaredynamicallysimilar.
ƒHencethelift,drag,andmomentcoefficientswillbe
identicalforthebodies. ƒThisisakeypointinthevalidityofwind-tunneltesting. ƒIfascalemodelofaflightvehicleistestedinawindtunnel,themeasuredlift,drag, andmomentcoefficientswillbethesameasforfreeflightaslongastheMachand Reynoldsnumbersofthewind-tunneltest-sectionflowarethesameasforthefree- flightcase.
Example 1.6
ƒConsideraBoeing747airlinercruisingatavelocityof
550mi/hatastandardaltitudeof38,000ft.
ƒCalculatetherequiredvelocityandpressureofthetest airstreaminthewindtunnelsuchthattheliftanddrag coefficientsmeasuredforthewind-tunnelmodelarethe sameasforfreeflight.
ƒAssumethatbothȝandareproportionaltoT1/2.
ƒThefreestreampressureandtemperature
are432.6lb/ft2and390R,respectively.
ƒAone-fiftiethscalemodelofthe747is
testedinawindtunnelwherethe temperatureis430R.
Example 1.6
ƒLetsubscripts1and2denotethefree-flightandwind
tunnelconditions,respectively.
ƒFor1=2and1=2,thewindtunnelflowmustbe
dynamicallysimilartofreeflight.
ƒForthistohold,1=2andRe1=Re2:
ƒHence,
Example 1.6
ƒWe have
ƒWe know that
ƒSo,
ƒTheequationofstateforaperfectgasis=ȡ,
whereisthespecificgasconstant.Thus,
Flow similarity
ƒInExample1.6,thewind-tunnelteststreammustbe
pressurizedfaraboveatmosphericpressureinorderto simulatetheproperfree-flightReynoldsnumber. ƒMachnumbersimulationisachievedinonewindtunnel, andReynoldsnumbersimulationinanothertunnel.
ƒTheresultsfrombothtunnelsarethenanalyzedand
correlatedtoobtainreasonablevaluesforand appropriateforfreeflight.
ƒHowever,moststandardsubsonicwind
tunnelsarenotpressurizedassuch, becauseofthelargeextrafinancialcost involved.
ƒToday,forthemostpart,wedonot
attempttosimulatealltheparameters simultaneously.
Example 1.7
ƒConsideranexecutivejettransportCessna560
CitationV.
ƒTheairplaneiscruisingatavelocityof492mphatan
altitudeof33,000ft,wheretheambientairdensityis
7.9656104slug/ft3.
ƒTheweightandwingplanformareasoftheairplane
are15,000lband342.6ft2,respectively. ƒThedragcoefficientatcruiseis0.015.Calculatethelift coefficientandthelift-to-dragratioatcruise.
Example 1.7
ƒIfithasastallingspeedatsealevelof100mphatthe
maximumtake-offweightof15,900lb.
ƒTheambientairdensityatstandardsealevelis
0002377slug/ft3.
ƒCalculatethevalueofthemaximumliftcoefficientforthe airplane.
Example 1.7
ƒToconvertbetweenmphandft/s,itisusefulto
rememberthat88ft/s=60mph.
ƒWecansaythatliftmustbeequaltoweightforlevel
flight;So,
ƒThelift-to-dragratio(fines)
ƒOnceagainwehavetouseconsistentunits,so
Example 1.7
Fluid statics
ƒInaerodynamics,weareconcernedaboutfluidsin
motion,andtheresultingforcesandmomentsonbodies duetosuchmotion. ƒHowever,inthissection,weconsiderthespecialcase offluidmotion(i.e.,). ƒAbodyimmersedinafluidwillstillexperienceaforce evenifthereisnorelativemotionbetweenthebodyand thefluid.
ƒLetusseewhy.
Fluid statics
ƒConsiderastagnantfluidabovetheplane.The
verticaldirectionisgivenby. ƒConsideraninfinitesimallysmallfluidelementwithsides oflength,,and.
ƒTherearetwotypesofforcesactingonthisfluid
element:pressureforcesandthegravityforce.
ƒConsiderforcesinthedirection.
Fluid statics
ƒLettingupwardforcebepositive,wehave
ƒSincethefluidelementisstationary(inequilibrium),the sumoftheforcesexertedonitmustbezero:
ƒItiscalledthe
ƒItisadifferentialequationwhichrelatesthechangein pressureinafluidwithachangeinverticalheight.
Fluid statics
ƒEquationgovernsthevariationofatmospheric
propertiesasafunctionofaltitudeintheairaboveus.
ƒItisalsousedtoestimatethepropertiesofother
planetaryatmospheressuchasforVenus,Mars,and
Jupiter.
ƒLetthefluidbealiquid,forwhichwecanassumeȡis constant.
ƒWehave
ƒAsimpleapplicationisthecalculationofthepressure distributiononthewallsofacontainerholdingaliquid, andopentotheatmosphereatthetop.Fluid statics
ƒNotethatthepressureisafunctionofandthat
increaseswithdepthbelowthesurface.
Fluid statics
ƒAnothersimpleandverycommonapplicationisthe
liquidfilledU-tubemanometerusedformeasuring pressuredifferences.
ƒNotethatthepressureonthesamelevelwillbethe
sameinfluid.
ƒWestatedthatasolidbodyimmersedinafluidwill
experienceaforceevenifthereisnorelativemotion betweenthebodyandthefluid. ƒWearenowinapositiontoderiveanexpressionforthis force,henceforthcalledtheFluid statics
ƒWeseethattheverticalforceonthe
bodyduetothepressuredistribution overthesurfaceis
ƒForsimplicity,considerarectangular
bodyofunitwidth(1),length,and height12
ƒweobtainthebuoyancyforce.
Fluid statics
ƒConsiderthephysicalmeaningoftheintegralin
Equation.
ƒItistheweightoftotalvolumeoffluid;
ƒTherefore,wecanstatesinwordsthat
the well-known
ƒThedensityofliquidsisusuallyseveralordersof
magnitudelargerthanthedensityofgases.
ƒForwaterȡ=103kg/m3,forairȡ=1.23kg/m3).
ƒTherefore,agivenbodywillexperienceabuoyancy
forceathousandtimesgreaterinwaterthaninair.
Example 1.9
ƒAhot-airballoonwithaninflateddiameterof30ftiscarrying aweightof800lb,whichincludestheweightofthehotair insidetheballoon.
ƒCalculate;
ƒitsupwardaccelerationatsealeveltheinstantthe
restrainingropesarereleased.
ƒthemaximumaltitudeitcanachieve.
ƒAssumethatthevariationofdensityinthestandard
atmosphereisgivenby wherehisthealtitudeinfeetandȡisinslug/ft3.
Example 1.9
ƒThenetupwardforceatsealevelis
ƒMassvalue(W/g);
ƒHence
ƒThemaximumaltitudeoccurswhen=
Example 1.9
ƒFromthegivenvariationofȡwithaltitude,,
Example 1.11
ƒConsideraU-tubemercurymanometeroriented
vertically.
ƒOneendiscompletelysealedwithatotalvacuumabove
thecolumnofmercury.
ƒTheotherendisopentotheatmospherewherethe
atmosphericpressureisthatforstandardsealevel.
ƒWhatisthedisplacementheightofthe
mercuryincentimeters,andinwhich endisthemercurycolumnthehighest?
ƒThedensityofmercuryis1.36104
kg/m3.
Example 1.11
ƒConsiderthesealedendwiththetotalvacuumtobeon
theleft,where=0.
ƒWehave
mercury
Example 1.10
ƒShowhowthestandardaltitudetablesareconstructed withtheuseoftheHydrostaticequation.
ƒWeknowthat
ƒAlsowehavetheequationofstateforaperfectgas
ƒLetsdividethem
ƒWeknowtherelationshipbetweenaltitudeand
temperature:
ƒTherefore;
ƒFromsealeveltoanaltitudeof11km,thestandardaltitudeisbasedon alinearvariationoftemperaturewithaltitude,,wheredecreasesat arateof6.5Kperkilometer(thelapserate).
ƒLetsintegratetheequationfromsealevelwherethe
standardvaluesofpressureandtemperaturearedenoted byand,respectively,Example 1.10
ƒAtsealevel,thestandardpressure,
density,andtemperatureare1.01325
105N/m2,1.2250kg/m3,and288.16
K,respectively.
Types of flow
ƒAnunderstandingofaerodynamics,likethatofanyother physicalscience,isobtainedthrougha- approach. ƒAnexampleofthisprocessisthewaythatdifferenttypes ofaerodynamicflowsarecategorizedandvisualized.
ƒAsaresult,astudyofaerodynamicshasevolvedintoa
studyofnumerousanddistincttypesofflow;fromthe simplestflowtothemostcomplexone
Types of flow
ƒConsidertheflowoverabody,say,forexample,acircular cylinderofdiameter. ƒAlso,considerthefluidtoconsistofindividualmolecules, whicharemovingaboutinrandommotion.
ƒThemeandistancethatamoleculetravelsbetween
collisionswithneighboringmoleculesisdefinedasthe Ȝ. ƒIfȜisordersofmagnitudesmallerthanthescaleofthe bodymeasuredby,thentheflowappearstothebodyas acontinuoussubstance.
ƒSuchflowiscalled.:ܭ
ௗͲǤͲͳ
Types of flow
ƒTheotherextremeiswhereȜisonthesameorderasthe bodyscale. ƒThegasmoleculesarespacedsofarapart(relativeto) thatcollisionswiththebodysurfaceoccuronlyinfrequently. ƒThebodysurfacecanfeeldistinctlyeachmolecularimpact.
ƒSuchflowiscalled.
ƒFormannedflight,vehiclessuchasthespaceshuttle
encounterfreemolecularflowattheextremeouteredgeof theatmosphere. ƒTheairdensityissolowthatȜbecomesontheorderofthe shuttlesize.:ܭ ௗ̱ͳ
Types of flow
ƒAflowthatisassumedtoinvolvenofriction,thermal
conduction,ordiffusioniscalledan. ƒIncontrast,aflowthatisassumedtoinvolvefriction, thermalconduction,ordiffusioniscalled
ƒInviscidflowsdonottrulyexistinnature.
ƒHowever,therearemanypracticalaerodynamicflows
wheretheinfluenceoftransportphenomenaissmall, andwecantheflowasbeinginviscid. ! no viscosity !
Types of flow
ƒAflowinwhichthedensityȡisconstantiscalled
. ƒIncontrast,aflowwherethedensityisvariableiscalled .
ƒAllflowsarecompressibleinnature.
ƒHowever,thereareanumberofaerodynamicproblems
thatcanbemodeledasbeingincompressible. ƒForexample,theflowofhomogeneousliquidsistreated asincompressible.
ƒAlso,theflowofgasesatalowMachnumberis
essentiallyincompressible;for03.
Types of flow
ƒIfisthelocalMachnumberatanarbitrarypointina
flowfield,thenbydefinitiontheflowislocally: if1 if~1 if1
Types of flow
ƒifissubsonicbutisnearunity,theflowcanbecome
locallysupersonic1.
ƒTheflowfieldsarecharacterizedbymixedsubsonic-
supersonicflows.Hence,suchflowfieldsarecalled .
Types of flow
ƒHypersonicaerodynamicsreceivedagreatdealof
attentionduringtheperiod19551970.
ƒBecauseatmosphericentryvehiclesencounterthe
atmosphereatMachnumbersbetween25(ICBMs)and
36(theApollolunarreturnvehicle).
ƒMathematicallyspeakingforsteady
flows,
ƒUnsteadyornon-steadyflowisone
wherethepropertiesdodependontime.Types of flow ƒTheflowfeaturesincludingvelocity,pressureandother propertiesoffluidflowcanbefunctionsofspaceandtime. whereisanypropertylikepressure,velocityordensity. ƒIfaflowissuchthatthepropertiesateverypointintheflow donotdependupontime,itiscalledasteadyflow.݂ሺݔǡݕǡݖǡݐሻ unsteadysteady
Types of flow
ƒAflowfieldisbestcharacterizedbyitsvelocity
distribution. ƒAflowissaidtobeone-,two-,orthree-dimensionalif theflowvelocityvariesinone,two,orthreedimensions, respectively.
ƒInnature,everyflowis3D.
ƒHowever,thevariationofvelocityincertaindirections canbesmallrelativetothevariationinotherdirections andcanbeignored.
1D3D2D
Types of flow
ƒAflowfieldcanalsobecharacterizedbyitsflow
pattern.
ƒinwhichthestreamlinesaresmoothand
regularandafluidelementmovessmoothlyalonga streamline.
ƒinwhichthestreamlinesbreakupand
afluidelementmovesinarandom,irregular,and tortuousfashion.
Applied aerodynamics
ƒThemainpurposeistopresentknowledgeandtoshow
itsapplicationsinpractice.
QuestionWhataresometypicaldragcoefficientsfor
variousaerodynamicconfigurations?
ƒSomebasicvaluesareshowninFigure.
ƒThedimensionalanalysisprovedthat=Re.
ƒThedrag-coefficientvaluesareforlowspeeds,
essentiallyincompressibleflow;therefore,theMach numberdoesnotcomeintothepicture.
Applied aerodynamics
Applied aerodynamics
ƒBluntbody=abodywheremostofthe
dragispressuredrag(formdrag)
ƒStreamlinedbody=abodywheremost
ofthedragisskinfrictiondrag
Applied aerodynamics
ƒThebreakdownofvarioussourcesofdragona
late1930sairplane,theSeverskyXP-41
Applied aerodynamics
ƒTheaircraftT38isatasmallnegativeangleof
attacksuchthattheliftiszero,hencethein
Figureiscalledthe.
ƒNotethatthevalueofisrelativelyconstantfrom
=01toabout0.86.Why?
Applied aerodynamics
ƒVariationofsectionliftcoefficient
foraNACA63-210airfoil.
ƒRe=3106.
ƒNoflapdeflection.
ƒVariationofliftcoefficientwithangleof
attackfortheT-38.
ƒThreecurvesareshowncorresponding
tothreedifferentflapdeflections.
FreestreamMachnumberis0.4.
Example 1.12
ƒNotethatthedatagiveninFigureapplyforthespecific conditionwhere=0.15.
ƒThewingplanformareaandthegrossweightoftheP-
35are220ft2and5599lb,respectively.
ƒCalculatethehorsepowerrequiredfortheP-35toflyin steadylevelflightwith=0.15atstandardsealevel.
ƒConsidertheSeverskyP-35shownin
Figure.
ƒAssumethatthedragbreakdowngiven
fortheXP-41appliesalsototheP-35.
Example 1.12
ƒFrombasicmechanics,ifisaforceexertedonabody
movingwithavelocity,thepowergeneratedbythis systemis=ā.
ƒWhenandareinthesamedirection,thenthedot
productbecomes=whereandarethescalar magnitudesofforceandvelocity,respectively.
ƒWhentheairplaneisinsteadylevelflight(no
acceleration)thethrustobtainedfromtheengineexactly counteractsthedrag,i.e.,=.
ƒHencethepowerrequiredfortheairplanetoflyata
givenvelocityis
Example 1.12
ƒToobtain,wenotethatinsteadylevelflighttheweight isexactlybalancedbytheaerodynamiclift,
ƒwehave
ƒSolvingEq.forwehave
ƒAtstandardsealevel,ȡ=0002377slug/ft3.Also,
=220ft2,=5599lb,and=015.
ƒHence,fromEq.wehave
ƒTocompletethecalculationofpowerrequired,weneed thevalueof.
ƒThedrag,
ƒTherequiredpower
ƒNotethat1horsepoweris550ftlb/s.Thus,in
horsepower,
Example 1.12
from the table
ƒThefirstpersontodefineanduseaerodynamicforce
coefficientswasOttoLilienthal,thefamousGerman aviationpioneerattheendofthenineteenthcentury.
ƒBytheendofWorldWarI,LudwigPrandtlatGottingen
UniversityinGermanyestablishedthenomenclaturefor
theaerodynamicforcethatisacceptedasstandard today;Historical notes whereistheforce,istheareaofthe surface,isthedynamicpressure,and isa
Questions
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Aerodynamics
AE 301
Contents;
a.Review of vector relations, b.Models of fluid, c.Continuity equation, d.Momentum equation, e.Energy equation, f.Substantial derivative, g.Flow patterns, h.Velocity, vorticity, strain, i.Circulation, j.Flow functions, k.How do we solve the equations?
Introductions
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Aerodynamics
AE 301
Contents;Inviscid, Incompressible Flow
a., b.Incompressible Flow in a Duct, c.Pitot Tube: Measurement ofAirspeed, d.Pressure Coefficient, e.Condition on Velocity, f.Equation, g.Uniform Flow, h.Source Flow, i.Doublet Flow, j.Vortex Flow, k.The Kutta-Joukowski Theorem, l.Applied Aerodynamics, m.Historical Note
Introduction
Albert F. Zahm, 1912
߲ ߘ ȉ Ȟ Ȱ
ȲIntroduction
Partial
Delgradient -Nabla
Cross Dot Gamma Phi Psi
Infinity
lambdaλnomenclature Ȧ
Introduction
ƒInviscid,incompressibleflowActually,suchflowis amythontwoaccounts. ƒFirst,inreallifethereisalwaysfriction.Innature thereis,strictlyspeaking,noinviscidflow.
ƒSecond,everyflowiscompressible.Innaturethere
is,strictlyspeaking,noincompressibleflow.
ƒThereareawholehostofaerodynamicapplications
thataretobeinginviscidand incompressible. Wrightbrothers on December 17, 1903.ƒBymakingthatassumptionandwe obtainamazinglyaccurateresults.
ƒFromanaerodynamicpointofview,atairvelocities
between0and300mi/htheairdensityremains essentiallyconstant,varyingbyonlyafewpercent.
ƒHence,theaerodynamicsofthefamilyofairplanes
spanningtheperiodbetween1903and1940couldbe describedby. ƒToday,wearestillveryinterestedinincompressible aerodynamicsbecausemostmoderngeneralaviation aircraftstillflyatspeedsbelow300mi/h.Introduction
19031940
1985
ƒTheearlypartoftheeighteenthcenturyItwasatthis
timethattherelationbetweenpressureandvelocityin aninviscid,incompressibleflowwasfirstunderstood.
ƒequationrelatesvelocityandpressurefrom
onepointtoanotherinaninviscid,incompressibleflow.
ƒConsiderthecomponentofthemomentumequation
andcontinuityequation; ƒForaninviscidflowwithnobodyforces,thisequation becomes
ƒForsteadyflow,=0
ƒMultiplyEquationby
ƒConsidertheflowalongastreamlineinthree-
dimensionalspace.Theequationofastreamlineis givenbyEquations
ƒSubstitutingthemintopreviousequation,
ƒThedifferentialofis
ƒThisisexactlytheterminparenthesesinEquation.
Hence,
ƒor
ƒInasimilarfashion,startingfromthe
componentsofthemomentumequation,wehave
ƒAddingEquationsyields
ƒHowever,
ƒand
ƒSubstitutingthemintopreviousone,wehave
ƒEquationiscalled
ƒItrelatesthechangeinvelocityalongastreamline
tothechangeinpressurealongthesame streamline.
ƒInsuchacase,ȡ=constant,andcanbeeasily
integratedbetweenanytwopoints1and2alonga streamline.
ƒEquationiscanalsobewrittenas
ƒThephysicalsignificanceofequationis
obviousfromEquations.
ƒNamely,
ƒequationisalsoarelationformechanical
energyinanincompressibleflow.
ƒItstatesthattheworkdoneonafluidbypressure
forcesisequaltothechangeinkineticenergyofthe flow.
ƒIndeed,equationcanbederivedfromthe
generalenergyequation
ƒThestrategyforsolvingmostproblemsininviscid,
incompressibleflowisasfollows:
Obtainthevelocityfieldfromthegoverningequations
appropriateforaninviscid,incompressibleflow.
Oncethevelocityfieldisknown,obtainthe
correspondingpressurefieldfrom equation.
Example 3.1
ƒConsideranairfoilinaflowatstandardsealevel
conditionswithafreestreamvelocityof50m/s.
ƒAtagivenpointontheairfoil,thepressureis0.9105
N/m2.Calculatethevelocityatthispoint.
ƒAtstandardsealevelconditions,
Example 3.2
ƒConsidertheinviscid,incompressibleflowofairalonga streamline.
ƒTheairdensityalongthestreamlineis0.002377
slug/ft3,whichisstandardatmosphericdensityatsea level. ƒAtpoint1onthestreamline,thepressureandvelocity are2116lb/ft2and10ft/s,respectively.
ƒFurtherdownstream,atpoint2onthestreamline,the
velocityis190ft/s.
ƒCalculatethepressureatpoint2.
ƒWhatcanyousayabouttherelativechangein
pressurefrompoint1topoint2comparedtothe correspondingchangeinvelocity?
Example 3.2
ƒFromEquation
ƒOnlya2percentdecreaseinthepressurecreatesa
1900percentincreaseintheflowvelocity.
ƒThisisanexampleofageneralcharacteristicoflow-
speedflows.
ƒOnlyasmallbarometricchangefromonelocationto
anothercancreateastrongwind.
Incompressible flow in a duct:
theVenturi and low-speed wind tunnel
ƒConsidertheflowthroughaduct.Ingeneral,theflow
throughsuchaductisthree-dimensional.
ƒHowever,inmanyapplications,thevariationofarea
=ismoderate.
ƒForsuchcasesitisreasonabletoassumethatthe
flow-fieldpropertiesareuniformacrossanycross section,andhencevaryonlyinthedirection.
Incompressible flow in a duct
ƒConsidertheintegralformofthecontinuityequation
ƒForsteadyflow,thisbecomes
ƒApplyEquationtotheduct,wherethecontrolvolumeis boundedby1ontheleft,2ontheright,andthe upperandlowerwallsoftheduct.Hence, ƒAlongthewalls,theflowvelocityistangenttothewall, anddSisperpendiculartothewall,
Incompressible flow in a duct
ƒWehave
ƒSubstitutingEquationsintomainequation,weobtain
ƒEquationisthequasi-one-dimensionalcontinuity
equation. ƒItappliestobothcompressibleandincompressibleflow.
ƒItstatesthatthevolumeflow(cubicmetersper
second)throughtheductisconstant.
ƒWeseethatiftheareadecreasesalongtheflow
(convergentduct),thevelocityincreases. ƒConversely,iftheareaincreases(divergentduct),the velocitydecreases.ƒConsiderflowonly,whereȡ=constant.Incompressible flow in a duct
Incompressible flow in a duct
ƒMoreover,fromequationweseethatwhen
thevelocityincreasesinaconvergentduct,thepressure decreases. ƒConversely,whenthevelocitydecreasesinadivergent duct,thepressureincreases.
ƒThevelocityincreasesintheconvergent
portionoftheduct,reachingamaximumvalue
V2attheminimumareaoftheduct.
ƒThisminimumareaiscalledthethroat.
ƒAtthethroat,thepressurereachesaminimum
valuep2.
ƒInanapplicationclosertoaerodynamics,a
venturicanbeusedtomeasureairspeeds.a
Incompressible flow in a duct
ƒFromequation,
ƒFromthecontinuityequation
ƒweobtain
ƒHistoricallythefirstpractical
airspeedindicatoronanairplane wasaventuriusedbytheFrench
CaptainA.EteveinJanuary1911
Incompressible flow in a duct
ƒAnotherapplicationofincompressibleflowinaductis thelow-speedwindtunnel. ƒTosimulateactualflightintheatmospheredatesbackto
1871,whenFrancisWenhaminEnglandbuiltandused
thefirstwindtunnelinhistory.
ƒInessence,alow-speedwindtunnelisalargeventuri
wheretheairflowisdrivenbyafanconnectedtosome typeofmotordrive.
ƒThewind-tunnelfanbladesaresimilartoairplane
propellersandaredesignedtodrawtheairflowthrough thetunnelcircuit.
ƒThewindtunnelmaybeopencircuit,orthewindtunnel
maybeclosedcircuit.
Incompressible flow in a duct
A full-scale wind tunnel, Langley-VA A small-scale wind tunnel ƒTheairisdrawninthefrontdirectlyfrom
theatmosphereandexhaustedoutthe back,againdirectlytotheatmosphere.
Incompressible flow in a duct
NASAAmesResearchCenter,MountainView,
California-USA
Builtintheearly1980's,the80-by120-footisanopen
circuittunnel.Airisdrawnfromthehuge360-footwide,
130-foothighairintake,passesthroughthe120-foot
wide,80-foothightestsectionandthenisexpelledto theatmosphere.Themaximumairspeedthroughthe testsectionis115mph.Powerisderivedfromsix40- footdiameterfanblades,eachmotorratedat23,500 hp.The80-by120-foottunneliscapableoftesting aircraftaslargeasaBoeing737.Thewindtunnel beganregularoperationsin1987.
Thelargest wind tunnel in the World.
Incompressible flow in a duct
NASAAmesResearchCenter,Mountain
View,California-USA
Incompressible flow in a duct
ƒTheairfromtheexhaustisreturneddirectlytothefrontof thetunnelviaaclosedductformingaloop
Size:9.1mhighx9.1mwidex24mlong
Maximumwindspeed:55m/s(200km/h)
TheNationalResearchCouncil(NRC),
Ottowa,Canada
Incompressible flow in a duct
ƒFromthecontinuityequation,thetest-
sectionairvelocityis
ƒThevelocityattheexitofthediffuseris
ƒThepressureatvariouslocationsinthe
windtunnelis ƒThebasicfactorthatcontrolstheairvelocityinthetestsectionof agivenlow-speedwindtunnelisthepressuredifference12
Incompressible flow in a duct
ƒThetest-sectionvelocity2isgovernedbythepressure difference12 ƒThefandrivingthewind-tunnelflowcreatesthispressure differencebydoingworkontheair.
ƒInlow-speedwindtunnels,amethodofmeasuringthe
pressuredifference12isbymeansofamanometer.
Denote the weight per unit volume by
Example 3.3
ƒConsideraventuriwithathroat-to-inletarearatioof0.8 mountedinaflowatstandardsealevelconditions.
ƒIfthepressuredifferencebetweentheinletandthe
throatis7lb/ft2,calculatethevelocityoftheflowatthe inlet. ƒAtstandardsealevelconditions,ȡ=0002377slug/ft3.
Hence,
Example 3.4
ƒConsideralow-speedsubsonicwindtunnelwitha12/1
contractionratioforthenozzle.
ƒTheflowinthetestsectionisatstandardsealevel
conditionswithavelocityof50m/s.
ƒCalculatetheheightdifferenceinaU-tubemercury
manometerwithonesideconnectedtothenozzleinlet andtheothertothetestsection.
ƒAtstandardsealevel,ȡ=123kg/m3.FromEquation
ƒThedensityofliquidmercuryis1.36104kg/m3.Hence,
Example 3.4
ƒConsideramodelofanairplanemountedinasubsonic
windtunnel.Thewind-tunnelnozzlehasa12-to-1 contractionratio. ƒThemaximumliftcoefficientoftheairplanemodelis1.3.
Thewingplanformareaofthemodelis6ft2.
ƒTheliftismeasuredwithamechanicalbalancethatis
ratedatamaximumforceof1000lb. ƒCalculatethemaximumpressuredifferenceallowable betweenthewind-tunnelsettlingchamberandthetest section.
ƒStandardsealeveldensityinthetestsection,
ȡ0.002377slug/ft3.
Example 3.4
ƒMaximumliftoccurswhenthemodelisatits
maximumliftcoefficient.
ƒThefreestreamvelocityatwhichthisoccursis
obtainedfrom
ƒFromEquation
Pitot tube
ƒIn1732,theFrenchmanHenriPitotwasbusytryingto
measuretheflowvelocityoftheSeineRiverinParis.
ƒHeusedhisowninvention,themost
commondeviceformeasuringflightvelocitiesof airplanes.
ƒConsideraflowwithpressure1movingwithvelocity
1.
ƒPressureisclearlyrelatedto
themotionofthemolecules, randombutinalldirections.
ƒNowimaginethatyouhoponafluidelementoftheflow
andridewithitatthevelocity1.
ƒThegasmolecules,becauseoftheirrandommotion,
willstillbumpintoyou,andyouwillfeelthepressure1ofthegas.
ƒWenowgivethispressureaspecificname:the
pressure.
ƒStaticpressureisameasureofthepurelyrandom
motionofmoleculesinthegas.
ƒItisthepressureyoufeelwhenyouridealongwiththe
gasatthelocalflowvelocity.Pitot tube
ƒFurthermore,consideraboundaryoftheflow,suchas
awall,whereasmallholeisdrilledperpendicularto thesurface.
ƒTheplaneoftheholeisparalleltotheflow.
ƒBecausetheflowmovesovertheopening,the
pressurefeltatpointisdueonlytotherandom motionofthemolecules.Pitot tube
ƒThatis,atpoint,thestaticpressureis
measured.
ƒSuchasmallholeinthesurfaceis
calledaora .
Pitot tube
ƒIncontrast,considerthataPitottubeisnowinsertedinto theflow,withanopenendfacingdirectlyintotheflow.
ƒThatis,theplaneoftheopeningofthetubeis
perpendiculartotheflow. ƒTheotherendofthePitottubeisconnectedtoapressure gage,suchaspoint
ƒThePitottubeisclosedatpoint.
Pitot tube
ƒForthefirstfewmillisecondsafterthePitottubeis
insertedintotheflow,thegaswillrushintotheopenend andwillfillthetube.
ƒHowever,thetubeisclosedatpoint;thereisnoplace
forthegastogo. ƒHenceafterabriefperiodofadjustment,thegasinside thetubewillstagnate;thatis,thegasvelocityinsidethe tubewillgotozero.
ƒIndeed,thegaswilleventuallypileupandstagnate
insidethetube,includingattheopenmouth atpoint.
ƒHence,pointattheopenfaceofthePitottubeisa
stagnationpoint,where=0
Pitot tube
ƒFromequationweknowthepressure
increasesasthevelocitydecreases.Hence,1
ƒThepressureatastagnationpointiscalledthe
pressure,orpressure,denotedby0.
Hence,atpoint=0
ƒThepressuregageatpointreads0.
ƒThismeasurement,inconjunctionwithameasurement
ofthestaticpressure1atpointyieldsthe differencebetweentotalandstaticpressure,01
ƒThispressurethatallowsthecalculationof
1viaequation.
ƒItispossibletocombinethemeasurementof
bothtotalandstaticpressureinone instrument,a
Pitot tube
ƒViaequation.
ƒEquationallowsthecalculationofvelocity
simplyfromthemeasureddifference betweentotalandstaticpressure. dynamic pressure
ƒItisimportanttorepeatthatequationholds
forincompressibleflowonly.
Pitot tube
ƒThediameterofthetubeisdenotedby.
ƒAnumberofstaticpressuretapsarearrayedradially
aroundthecircumferenceofthetube.
ƒThelocationshouldbefrom8to16downstreamofthe
nose,andatleast16aheadofthedownstreamsupport stem.
DESIGN BOX
Example 3.9
ƒConsidertheP-35aircraftcruisingatastandardaltitude of4km.
ƒThepressuresensedbythePitottubeonitsrightwing
is6.7104N/m2.
ƒAtwhatvelocityistheP-35flying?
ƒAtastandardaltitudeof4km,thefreestreamstatic
pressureanddensityare6.166104N/m2and0.81935 kg/m3,respectively.
ƒThePitottubemeasuresthetotalpressureof6.7104
N/m2.FromEquation
Pressurecoefficient
ƒPressure,byitself,isadimensionalquantity
ƒHowever,weestablishedtheusefulnessofcertain
dimensionlessparameterssuchasRe,
ƒItmakessense,therefore,thatadimensionless
pressurewouldalsofinduseinaerodynamics.
ƒSuchaquantityistheand
definedas ƒThepressurecoefficientisanothersimilarityparameter.
Pressurecoefficient
ƒForcanbeexpressedinterms
ofvelocityonly.
ƒFromequation,
ƒFinally,
ƒThepressurecoefficientatastagnationpoint(where =0)inanincompressibleflowisalwaysequalto1.0.
ƒAlso,keepinmindthatinregionsoftheflowwhere
orwillbeanegativevalue.
Example3.12
ƒConsidertheairplanemodelinwindtunnel.
ƒThepressurecoefficientwhichoccursatacertainpoint ontheairfoilsurfaceis53. ƒAssuminginviscid,incompressibleflow,calculatethe velocityatthispointwhen
ƒ()=80ft/s,
ƒ()=300ft/s.
ƒTheanswergiveninpart()ofExample3.12isnotcorrect.
ƒWhy?Thespeedofsoundatstandardsealevelis1117
ft/s
Condition on velocity forIncompressible flow
ƒFromthecontinuityequation,
ƒForincompressibleflow,ȡ=constant.Hence,
ƒRecallthat
thevolumeofamovingfluidelementperunitvolume.
Governingequationforirrotational,
incompressibleflow:Laplace'sequation
ƒForanincompressibleflow
ƒForanirrotationalflowwehaveseenthatavelocity
potentialĭcanbedefinedsuchthat ƒforaflowthatisbothincompressibleandirrotational,
ƒEquationisandoneofthemost
famousandextensivelystudiedequationsin mathematicalphysics.
ƒLaplace'sequationisasecond-orderpartial
differentialequationnamedafterPierre-
SimonLaplacewhofirststudieditsproperties.
Laplace'sequation
ƒequationiswrittenbelowintermsofthe
threecommonorthogonalcoordinatesystems
Cartesian coordinates
Cylindrical coordinates
Spherical coordinates
Laplace'sequation
ƒWecanshowthatthestreamfunctionalsosatisfiesthe equation. ƒRecallthat,foratwo-dimensionalincompressibleflow, astreamfunctionȥcanbedefinedsuchthat,
ƒFromtheirrotationalitycondition
Laplace'sequation
ƒNotethatequationisasecond-orderlinear
partialdifferentialequation.
ƒThefactthatitisisparticularlyimportant.
ƒBecausethesumofanyparticularsolutionsofalinear differentialequationisalsoasolutionoftheequation. ƒForexample,ifĭ1ĭ2ĭ3ĭrepresentseparate solutionsofEquation,thenthesum is also a solution of Equation.
ƒWeconcludethatacomplicatedflowpatterncanbe
synthesizedbyaddingtogetheranumberofelementary flowsthatareirrotationalandincompressible.Superposition principle
Laplace'sequation
ƒBythesameequation,namely,
weobtaindifferentflowsforthedifferentbodies?
ƒTheanswerisfoundinthe.
ƒAlthoughthegoverningequationforthedifferentflows isthesame,theboundaryconditionsfortheequation mustconformtothedifferentgeometricshapes andhenceyielddifferentflow-fieldsolutions. ƒBoundaryconditionsarethereforeofvitalconcernin aerodynamicanalysis.
ƒTherefore,twosetsofboundary
conditionsapplyasfollows.Laplace'sequation
Infinity Boundary Conditions
Laplace'sequation
Wall Boundary Conditions
ƒThevelocityvectormustbetothesurface.
ƒIfwearedealingwithȥratherthanĭ,thenthewall boundaryconditionis
ƒThebodysurfaceisastreamlineoftheflow.
ƒThegeneralapproachtothesolutionofirrotational, incompressibleflowscanbesummarizedasfollows:
ƒSolveequationforĭorȥalongwiththe
properboundaryconditions.
ƒObtaintheflowvelocityfromV=
and=ȥ ƒObtainthepressurefromequationLaplace'sequation
1749-1827
Uniform flow
ƒConsiderauniformflowwithvelocityoriented
inthepositivedirection.
ƒIntegrating1stEquationwithrespectto,we
have
ƒIntegrating2ndEquationwithrespectto,we
have
ƒBycomparingtheseequations,
the velocity potential for a uniform flow
Uniform flow
ƒConsidertheincompressiblestreamfunctionȥ.We have ƒIntegratingEquationswithrespectto,yandcomparing theresults,weobtain the stream function for auniform flow
ƒEquationscanbeexpressedintermsofpolar
coordinates,
Uniform flow
ƒConsiderthecirculationinauniformflow.
ƒEquationistrueforanyarbitraryclosedcurveinthe
uniformflow.
Source flow
ƒConsideratwo-dimensional,incompressibleflowwhere allthestreamlinesarestraightlinesemanatingfroma centralpoint
ƒLetthevelocityalongeachofthestreamlinesvary
inverselywithdistancefrompoint.
ƒSuchaflowiscalleda.
Source flow
ƒConsideratwo-dimensional,incompressibleflowwhere allthestreamlinesaredirectedtheoriginpoint ƒTheflowvelocityvariesinverselywithdistancefrom point. ƒIndeed,asinkflowissimplyanegativesourceflow.ƒthe origin is a
Source flow
ƒBydefinition,
whereisconstant.
ƒThevalueoftheconstantisrelated
tothevolumeflowfromthesource
ƒDenotethisvolumeflowrateperunitlengthas
ƒSo,theradialvelocity,
Ȧdefines the
source strength,
Source flow
ƒThevelocitypotentialforasourcecanbeobtainedas
follows.
ƒIntegratingEquationwithrespectto,wehave
ƒIntegratingEquationwithrespecttoș,wehave
ƒComparingEquations,weseethat
Source flow
ƒThestreamfunctioncanbeobtainedasfollows.
ƒToevaluatethecirculationforsourceflow,recallthe
Combination of a uniform flowwith a
source and sink
ƒConsiderapolarcoordinatesystemwithasourceof
strengthȦlocatedattheorigin. ƒSuperimposeonthisflowauniformstreamwithvelocity movingfromlefttoright, ƒThestreamfunctionfortheresultingflowisthesumof
Equations
Combination of a uniform flowwith a
source and sink
ƒThevelocityfieldisobtainedbydifferentiating
Equation
ƒNotethat,consistentwiththelinearnatureof
equation,
ƒnotonlycanweaddthevaluesofĭorȥtoobtain
morecomplexsolutions, ƒwecanaddtheirderivatives,thatis,thevelocities, aswell.
ƒThestagnationpointsintheflowcanbeobtainedby
settingEquationsequaltozero one stagnation point exists
Combination of a uniform flowwith a
source and sink
ƒIfthecoordinatesofthestagnationpointatare
substitutedintoEquation,weobtain
ƒThisisahalf-bodythatstretchestoinfinityinthe
downstreamdirection(i.e.,thebodyisnotclosed).
ƒHowever,ifwetakeasinkofequalstrengthasthe
sourceandaddittotheflowdownstreamofpoint, thentheresultingbodyshapewillbeclosed.
ƒLetusexaminethisflowinmoredetail.
Combination of a uniform flowwith a
source and sink ƒConsiderapolarcoordinatesystemwithasourceandsink placedadistancetotheleftandrightoftheorigin, respectively.
ƒThestrengthsofthesourceandsinkareȁandȁ,
respectively(equalandopposite). ƒInaddition,superimposeauniformstreamwithvelocity, asshowninFigure.
ƒThestreamfunctionforthecombinedflowatanypoint
withcoordinatesșisobtainedfromEquationsCombination of a uniform flowwith a source and sink ƒNotefromthegeometrythatș1andș2arefunctionsof,
ș,and.
Scottish engineerW. J. M. Rankine.
a .
Combination of a uniform flowwith a
source and sink
ƒBysetting=0,twostagnationpointsarefound,
namely,pointsand ƒThestagnationstreamlineisgivenbyȥ=0,thatis,
ƒTheregioninsidetheovalcanbereplacedbyasolid
bodywiththeshapegivenbyȥ=0.
ƒTheregionoutsidetheovalcanbeinterpretedasthe
inviscid,potential(irrotational),incompressibleflowover thesolidbody.
Combination of a uniform flowwith a
source and sink
Doublet flow
ƒThereisaspecialcaseofasource-sinkpairthatleads toasingularitycalleda.
ƒConsiderasourceofstrengthȁandasinkofequal
strengthȁseparatedbyadistance,thestream functionis
ƒThegeometryyields
Doublet flow
ƒLetthedistanceapproachzerowhiletheabsolute
magnitudesofthestrengthsofthesourceandsink increaseinsuchafashionthattheproductȁremains constant.
ƒSubstitutingșequation,wehave
ƒThestrengthofthedoubletisdenotedbyț
ƒVelocitypotentialforadoubletisgivenby
Doublet flow
ƒThestreamlinesofadoubletflowareobtainedfrom
ƒAcirclewithadiameteronthevertical
axisandwiththecenterlocated2 directlyabovetheorigin. ƒThedirection of flow is out of the origin tothe left and back into the origin from the right.
ƒByconvention,wedesignatethedirectionofthe
doubletbyanarrowdrawnfromthesinktothesource.
Nonlifting flow overA circular cylinder
ƒConsidertheadditionofauniformflowwithvelocity
andadoubletofstrengthț,asshowninFigure
ƒThestreamfunctionforthecombinedflowis
ƒLet
ƒThenEquationcanbewrittenasNonlifting flow overA circular cylinder ƒEquationisthestreamfunctionforauniformflow-doublet combination. ƒItisalsothestreamfunctionfortheflowoveracircular cylinderofradius
ƒThevelocityfieldisobtainedby
ƒThestagnationpoints,
Nonlifting flow overA circular cylinder
ƒTheequationofthisstreamlinewhereitgoesthroughthe stagnationpoints ƒConsequently,theinviscidirrotational,incompressible flowoveracircularcylinderofradiuscanbe synthesizedbyauniformflowandadoublet; ƒThevelocitydistributiononthesurfaceofthecylinderis givenby
Nonlifting flow overA circular cylinder
ƒThepressurecoefficientisgivenby
ƒThepressurecoefficientdistributionoverthesurfaceis sketched
Nonlifting flow overA circular cylinder
ƒClearly,thepressuredistributionoverthetophalfofthe cylinderisequaltothepressuredistributionoverthe bottomhalf.
ƒHencetheliftmustbezero.
ƒClearly,thepressuredistributionsoverthefrontandrear halvesarethesame.
ƒHencethedragistheoreticallyzero.
Example 3.13
ƒConsiderthenonliftingflowoveracircularcylinder. ƒCalculatethelocationsonthesurfaceofthecylinder wherethesurfacepressureequalsthefreestream pressure.
Example 3.14
ƒInthenonliftingflowoveracircularcylinder,consider theinfinitesimallysmallfluidelementsmovingalong thesurfaceofthecylinder.
ƒCalculatetheangularlocationsoverthesurface
wheretheaccelerationofthefluidelementsarea localmaximumandminimum.
ƒTheradiusofthecylinderis1mandthefreestream
flowvelocityis50m/s,calculatethevaluesofthe localmaximumandminimumaccelerations.
Example 3.14
ƒThelocalvelocityofthefluidelementsonthesurface
ƒTheaccelerationofthefluidelementsis
ƒIncrementaldistanceonthecylindersurfacesubtended byșis
Example 3.14
ƒTofindtheșlocationsatwhichtheaccelerationisa maximumorminimum,differentiateEquationwith respecttoș,andsettheresultequaltozero.
ƒThevaluesofthelocalflowaccelerationateachone
oftheselocationsarerespectively
Tremendously
large accelerations
Vortex flow
ƒConsideraflowwhereallthestreamlinesare
concentriccirclesaboutagivenpoint,assketchedin
Figure;
ƒLetthevelocityalonganygivencircular
streamlinebeconstant.
ƒButletitvaryfromonestreamlineto
anotherinverselywithdistancefromthe commoncenter.
ƒSuchaflowiscalleda.
Vortex flow
ƒToevaluatetheconstant,takethecirculationarounda givencircularstreamlineofradius ƒTherefore,forvortexflow,Equationdemonstratesthat thecirculationtakenaboutallstreamlinesisthesame value,namely,
ƒīiscalledtheofthevortexflow.
ƒWestatedearlierthatvortexflowisirrotationalexceptat theorigin.
ƒTheorigin,=0,isasingularpointintheflowfield.
Vortex flow
ƒThevelocitypotentialforvortexflow
ƒThestreamfunctionisdeterminedinasimilarmanner
Summary for elementary flows
Lifting over a cylinder
ƒConsidertheflowsynthesizedbytheadditionofthe
nonliftingflowoveracylinderandavortexofstrength
ī,asshowninFigure
Lifting over a cylinder
ƒNotethatthestreamlinesarenolongersymmetrical
aboutthehorizontalaxisthroughpoint ƒThatthecylinderwillexperiencearesultingfinitenormal force.
ƒHowever,thestreamlinesaresymmetricalaboutthe
verticalaxisthrough
ƒAsaresultthedragwillbezero.
ƒThevelocityfieldcanbeobtainedby
Lifting over a cylinder
ƒTolocatethestagnationpointsintheflow,set
ƒFromtheabovediscussion,īisclearlyaparameterthat canbechosenfreely.
ƒThereisnosinglevalueofīthattheflowover
acircularcylinder;rather,thecirculationcanbeany value. ƒTherefore,fortheincompressibleflowoveracircular cylinder,thereareaninfinitenumberofpossible potentialflowsolutions,correspondingtotheinfinite choicesforvaluesofī.
ƒThisstatementisnotlimitedtoflowovercircular
cylinders,butrather,itisageneralstatementthatholds fortheincompressiblepotentialflowoverallsmooth two-dimensionalbodies.Lifting over a cylinder
Lifting over a cylinder
ƒThevelocityonthesurfaceofthecylinderisgivenby
(=
ƒThepressurecoefficientis
ƒThedragcoefficientcdisgivenby
Lifting over a cylinder
ƒNotingthatwe immediately obtain
ƒTheliftonthecylindercanbeevaluatedinasimilar
manner
Lifting over a cylinder
ƒNotingthatwe immediately obtain
ƒFromthedefinitionofcl,theliftperunitspanLcanbe obtainedfrom ƒItstatesthattheliftperunitspanisdirectlyproportional tocirculation.It is called the Kutta-Joukowski theorem
Lifting over a cylinder
Norotation
RotationRotation
ƒThispressureimbalance
createsanetupwardforce, thatis,afinitelift. the Magnuseffect
Example 3.18
ƒConsidertheliftingflowoveracircularcylinderwitha diameterof0.5m.
ƒThefreestreamvelocityis25m/s,andthemaximum
velocityonthesurfaceofthecylinderis75m/s.
ƒThefreestreamconditionsarethoseforastandard
altitudeof3km.
ƒCalculatetheliftperunitspanonthecylinder.
ƒFromAppendix,atanaltitudeof3km,ȡ=0.90926
kg/m3. ƒThemaximumvelocityoccursatthetopofthecylinder, whereș=90ƕ,
Example 3.18
ƒFromEquation
ƒRecallingoursignconventionthatīispositiveinthe clockwisedirection,andșisnegativeintheclockwise direction
ƒFromEquation,theliftperunitspanis
The Kutta-Joukowski theoremand the generation of lift ƒConsidertheincompressibleflowoveranairfoilsection, assketchedinFigure.
ƒLetcurvebeanycurveintheflow
theairfoil.
ƒIftheairfoilisproducinglift,thevelocity
fieldaroundtheairfoilwillbesuchthat thelineintegralofvelocityaroundwill befinite,thatis,thecirculation
ƒInturn,theliftperunitspanon
theairfoilwillbegivenbythe The Kutta-Joukowski theoremand the generation of lift ƒThetheoreticalanalysisofliftontwo-dimensionalbodies inincompressible,inviscidflowfocusesonthecalculation ofthecirculationaboutthebody.
ƒOnceisobtained,thentheliftperunitspanfollows
directlyfromtheKutta-Joukowskitheorem.
Nonlifting flows over arbitrarybodies:
the numerical sourcepanel method
ƒRecallthatwehavealreadydealtwiththenonlifting
flows:aRankineovalandboththenonliftingandthe liftingflowsoveracircularcylinder.
ƒWeaddedourelementaryflowsincertainwaysand
discoveredthatthedividingstreamlinesturnedouttofit theshapesofsuchspecialbodies.
ƒHowever,thisindirectmethodcanhardlybeusedina
practicalsenseforbodiesofarbitraryshape.
ƒForexample,considertheairfoil.Doweknowin
advancethecorrectcombinationofelementaryflowsto synthesizetheflowoverthisspecifiedbody? No
ƒWhatwewantisadirectmethod.
ƒThatis,letustheshapeofanarbitrarybody
andforthedistributionofsingularitieswhich producetheflowoverthegivenbody.
ƒThepurposeofthissectionistopresentsuchadirect
method,limitedforthepresenttononliftingflows.Nonlifting flows over arbitrarybodies: the numerical sourcepanel method
Nonlifting flows over arbitrarybodies:
the numerical sourcepanel method ƒThepresenttechniqueiscalledthesourcepanelmethod. ƒNowimaginethatwehaveaninfinitenumberofsuchline sourcessidebyside,wherethestrengthofeachline sourceisinfinitesimallysmall.
ƒTheseside-by-sidelinesourcesforma
ƒLetbethedistancemeasuredalongthesourcesheetin
theedgeview.
ƒDefineȜ=Ȝtobethe
.
ƒThesmallsectionofthesourcesheet
canbetreatedasadistinctsourceof strengthȜ
Nonlifting flows over arbitrarybodies:
the numerical sourcepanel method
ƒNowconsiderpointintheflow,locatedadistance
from
ƒThecartesiancoordinatesofare.
ƒThesmallsectionofthesourcesheetofstrengthȜ
inducesaninfinitesimallysmallpotentialijatpoint.
ƒFromEquation,ĭisgivenby
ƒThecompletevelocitypotentialatpoint,inducedbythe entiresourcesheetfromto,isobtainedbyintegrating
Equation
Nonlifting flows over arbitrarybodies:
the numerical sourcepanel method ƒNotethat,ingeneral,Ȝcanchangefrompositiveto negativealongthesheet.
ƒThatis,thesheetisreallyacombinationofline
sourcesandlinesinks. ƒNext,consideragivenbodyofarbitraryshapeinaflow withfreestreamvelocityasshowninFigure.
ƒThecombinedactionoftheuniformflowandthesource
sheetmakestheairfoilsurfaceastreamlineoftheflow.