Iterative solution of transonic flows over airfoils and wings, including flows at mach 1

A new method of calculating transonic flows based on a 'rotated' difference scheme is described. It is suitable for the calculation of both two- and three-dimensional flows without restriction on the speed at infinity and is well adapted to computer use. The Murman procedure is modified to eliminate any assumptions about the direction of flow when constructing the difference scheme. The proper directional property is obtained by rotating the difference scheme to conform with the local stream direction. In the hyperbolic region retarded difference formulas are used for all contributions to the streamwise second derivative, producing a correctly oriented positive artificial viscosity. In the absence of a simple implicit scheme in the hyperbolic and elliptic regions, the concept of iterations as steps in artificial time is introduced. Computer testing of this procedure provides numerical confirmation of the existence and uniqueness of weak solutions of the potential equation when a suitable entropy inequality is enforced.

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