A computer program for the solution of unsteady flow fields in expansion tunnels or shock tunnels by the method of characteristics

1968 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. CULOTTA
1992 ◽  
Vol 114 (4) ◽  
pp. 459-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Mao Huang

The one-dimensional, unsteady flow in an air-to-air heat exchanger is studied. The governing equations are derived and the method of characteristics with the uniform interval scheme is used in the analysis. The effect of the fin improvement factor on the air temperature in the heat exchanger and the heat transfer rate of the heat exchanger, and air properties in the heat exchanger are analyzed. The numerical results are compared and show good agreement with the available data.


1967 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 561-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Taub

An analytical model of the interaction of a fibre tangle with an airflow is proposed. This model replaces the discrete fibres by a continuum medium with a non-linear stress-strain law. The governing equations have been examined for one-dimensional unsteady flow configurations and have been found to possess five characteristic directions.A numerical-solution procedure, based upon the method of characteristics, has been outlined and applied to the flow within a dilation chamber. A fibre sample is located at the centre of the chamber, which is alternately pressurized and depressurized.


1977 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
J H Horlock ◽  
H Daneshyar

SummaryTwo methods of analysis are developed for the unsteady wave flow through axial turbomachinery of high hub-tip ratio. In the first method, the machine is supposed to consist of an infinite number of small stages. Differential equations for the instantaneous values of flow properties are derived which may be solved directly or by the method of characteristics. Conditions for wave propagation are discussed. Secondly, a model is used in which actuator discs replace the stages and the flow is axial between the stages. This is a good approximation in many compressors in which the leaving angle from the stators is small. Again the method of characteristics may then be used for solving the equations of unsteady flow between the discs.


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