Topology of two-dimensional and three-dimensional separated flows

It is shown that topology rules can define a small number of singular points on an aerodynamic surface and in the flow which can be combined in various ways to create the structures and characterize the physical mechanisms of three-dimensional separated flows. This topological development is based on the hypothesis that vector fields of skin-friction lines and external streamlines remain continuous. Among examples treated are the lee-side separated flows about slender bodies at angle of attack with symmetric or asymmetric wake structures; about a protuberance normal to a wall; and over a rearward-facing axisymmetric step.

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