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Discrete vortex analysis of unsteady flow about two-dimensional cambered plates

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5520899
The evolution of a two-dimensional, incompressible, rapidly decelerating, time-dependent viscous flow about three cambered plates with included angles of 120, 180, and 240 degrees is simulated through the use of the discrete vortex model. Vorticity is represented by a distribution of discrete vortices. Each vortex is convected in the velocity field, calculated locally using the Biot-Savart law. The roll-up of the vortex sheets, the distribution of velocity and pressure on the cambers, and the drag force are calculated at suitable time intervals for a prescribed time-dependent flow. The results are compared with those obtained experimentally. 59 figs.
Research Organization:
Hydrodynamics Applications, Inc., Carmel, CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
5520899
Report Number(s):
SAND-87-7160; ON: DE88006597
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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