Date of Award

12-1991

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Department

Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

First Advisor

John H. Doty, PhD

Abstract

This research investigated the effects of adding a second-order flux- difference-splitting (FDS) correction term to an existing computer code that is based on a first-order FDS algorithm. It was determined that the second-order algorithm did improve the accuracy of the code for a source flow analysis, but second-order behavior could not be confirmed by the error convergence patterns. It was also discovered that, when tested across an oblique shock wave, the second-order correction terms had minimal influence on the accuracy and shock capturing ability of the first-order accurate FDS method.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GAE-ENY-91D-13

DTIC Accession Number

ADA244047

Comments

The author's Vita page is omitted.

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