A numerical analysis of supersonic flow over an axisymmetric afterbody

The performance of a pressure-based algorithm and the k-epsilon type turbulence models, including the original formulation proposed by Jones and Launder (1972), model extensions for refined treatment of time scales, and model corrections developed for treating compressible flows is assessed by analyzing the near-wake region of a Mach 2.5 flow over an axisymmetric cylindrical afterbody. The mechanisms responsible for the different levels of performance of the various turbulence models for the flow are investigated. It is shown that the k-epsilon models extended to allow for better response to the mean strain rate and corrected for compressibility result in better flowfield predictions than the original k-epsilon model.

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