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Separated flow about a wedge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

S. Mukherjea  and
G. Bandyopadhyay
S. Mukherjea
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
G. Bandyopadhyay
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
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A numerical method, based on the panel technique, has been developed for calculating the time-averaged separated flow about a wedge. The mathematical model, with constant vorticity in the wake, gives an infinite extension of the wake and constant base pressure while incorporation of the dispersion of vorticity in the wake into the mathematical model leads to its finiteness and non-uniform under-pressure. Experimental tests have been conducted in a low speed wind tunnel on models haying different wedge angles. The theoretical and experimental results agree closely for different configurations and specific values of dispersion factors. However, the agreement for base pressure is poor.

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 94 , Issue 936 , July 1990 , pp. 196 - 202
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1990 

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