A Numerical Determination of Bifurcation Points for Low Reynolds Number Conical Flows

Author

Larry K. Waters

Date of Award

12-1993

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering

Department

Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

First Advisor

Philip S. Beran, PhD

Abstract

It has long been established that supersonic flow over axisymmetric conical bodies at high angles of attack tend to develop a side force due to vortical asymmetry. One of the proposed reasons for the asymmetry is a bifurcation point in the solution of the Navier-Stokes equations. This study investigated the possible existence of a bifurcation point in the Navier-Stokes equations for subsonic flow. Newton's method, with gauss elimination, was used- to solve the steady-state, viscous, compressible Navier-Stokes equations in spherical coordinates assuming conical similarity.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GAE-ENY-93D-29

DTIC Accession Number

ADA273984

Recommended Citation

Waters, Larry K., "A Numerical Determination of Bifurcation Points for Low Reynolds Number Conical Flows" (1993). Theses and Dissertations. 6639.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/6639