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Three dimensional, stratified gas flows past an obstacle

Journal Article · · J. Comput. Phys.; (United States)
An ''N-body'' computer code is developed to study supersonic gas flows in a rarefied, strongly stratified medium. Results of numerical simulatios both with and without an obstacle obstructing the flow are presented, focusing upon three dimensional effects. In particular, the systematic gas motions and density perturbations induced by a flat plate whose normal vector is parallel to the direction of umperturbed flow and perpendicular to the stratification gradient are discussed. Such a plate can be regarded as a useful approximation to a scoop in a gas centrifuge.
Research Organization:
Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
OSTI ID:
6194142
Journal Information:
J. Comput. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Comput. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 55:3; ISSN JCTPA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English