W. A. El-Askary1
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.74, No.3&4, pp. 203-232, 2011, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2011.074.203
Abstract Large eddy simulation (LES) is a viable and powerful tool to analyze unsteady three- dimensional turbulent flows. In this paper, the method of LES is used to compute a plane turbulent supersonic boundary layer subjected to different pressure gradients. The pressure gradients are generated by allowing the flow to pass in the vicinity of an expansion-compression ramp (inclined backward-facing step with leeward-face angle of 25 degrees) for an upstream Mach number of 2.9. The inflow boundary condition is the main problem for all turbulent wall-bounded flows. An approach to solve this problem is to extract… More >