Three single equation turbulence models were applied to a test case of a Mach 9 flow over a 38 deg ramp. None of the models have been optimized to high-speed flows. Results indicate that the Rt closure outperforms both the Spalart-Allmaras and Menter’s models in predicting this flow. Since the Rt model’s formulation is also topography-parameter-free, it seems to be the best choice for use in hypersonic heat transfer prediction within the single equation closure family.

Issue Section:
Forced Convection
Keywords:
Boundary Layer, Computational, Flow, Heat Transfer, Modeling, Turbulent, hypersonic flow, heat transfer, boundary layer turbulence, computational fluid dynamics
Topics:
Flow (Dynamics), Heat transfer, Hypersonic flow, Turbulence, Boundary layers
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