Numerical Solution for Supersonic Turbulent Flow over a Compression Ramp

A modified eddy viscosity model is incorporated into the compressible Navier-Stokes equations. The modification attempts to reproduce the response of turbulence to a severe pressure gradient in the flowfield. This relaxation phenomenon is described by an exponential decay of the unperturbed eddy viscosity coefficient downstream of the perturbation in terms of a prescribed length scale. The system of equations is solved by MacCormack's time-splitting explicit numerical scheme for a series of compression corner configurations. Computations are performed for ramp angles varying from 15 to 25° at a Mach number of 2.96 and a Reynolds number of 10 7. Calculations utilizing the modified eddy viscosity for the interacting turbulent flow compare very well with experimental measurements, particularly in the prediction of the upstream pressure propagation and location of the separation and the reattachment points. Good agreement is also attained between the measured and calculated density profiles in the viscous-inviscid interaction region.

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