Reynolds-Stress Model Computations of NASA Juncture Flow Experiment
- 1 March 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in AIAA Journal
- Vol. 60 (3), 1643-1662
- https://doi.org/10.2514/1.j060510
Abstract
Numerical simulations of the NASA Juncture Flow Experiment are carried out, employing a Reynolds-stress model. A transformation of the length-scale determining variable is suggested for improving the numerical robustness of the model. Results obtained with different unstructured flow solvers on different sets of grids show very good agreement, except for velocity and Reynolds-stress profiles in the vicinity of the predicted separation region. A recently developed length-scale correction and, particularly, prescribing transition on the fuselage and wing increase the predicted size of the separation region, where the variation is on the order of the experimental uncertainty. Detailed comparison of velocity and Reynolds-stress profiles with experimental data reveal a general deficiency of the model in predicting the peak of the streamwise normal stress and the distribution of all Reynolds stresses in the vicinity of the separation region. However, all predicted sizes of the separation region are in fair agreement with the experimental data.Keywords
Funding Information
- NASA Transformational Tools and Technologies Project
- German national air transport research program Lufo V (FKZ 20A1504A)
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