Critical assessment of hybrid and zonal wall functions for missile aerodynamics simulations
by D. Keith Walters; Eric L. Blades
Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, An International Journal (PCFD), Vol. 11, No. 6, 2011

Abstract: A state-of-the-art wall function near-wall modelling capability was implemented into a general-purpose computational fluid dynamics solver to assess its performance in viscous missile aerodynamics simulations. Test cases included a simple two-dimensional boundary layer, a complex missile configuration with fixed control surfaces, and a spinning missile with dithering canards. Results indicate that judicious use of wall functions may provide a useful compromise between economy and accuracy for viscous missile aerodynamics simulations. However, the results do not indicate a substantial advantage to using any particular version of the wall functions, at least for the test cases addressed in this study.

Online publication date: Thu, 06-Oct-2011

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