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Experimental and Computational Investigation of Flow around a 3-1 Prolate Spheroid
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Clarke, D and Brandner, PA and Walker, GJ, Experimental and Computational Investigation of Flow around a 3-1 Prolate Spheroid, WSEAS Transactions on Fluid Mechanics, 3, (3) pp. 207 - 217. ISSN 1790-5087 (2008) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
The flow around a 3-1 prolate spheroid near the critical Reynolds number is investigated experimentally
and numerically. This work was conducted as part of a larger project to examine the flow around Unmanned Underwater
Vehicles. The experimental investigation has been performed in a water tunnel at the Australian Maritime
College. Fast response pressure probes and a 3-D automated traverse have been developed to investigate the state
of the boundary layer. A commercial CFD code has been modified to allow the experimentally determined boundary
layer state to be included in the computation. Qualitative and quantitative comparisons between the measured
and calculated results are discussed. The tests on the spheroid were conducted within a Reynolds numbers range
of 0.6 × 106 to 4 × 106. The results presented here are for an incidence of 10 degrees
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Engineering |
| Research Group: | Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering |
| Research Field: | Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Defence |
| Objective Group: | Defence |
| Objective Field: | Maritime |
| UTAS Author: | Clarke, D (Dr David Clarke) |
| UTAS Author: | Brandner, PA (Professor Paul Brandner) |
| UTAS Author: | Walker, GJ (Professor Greg Walker) |
| ID Code: | 54500 |
| Year Published: | 2008 |
| Deposited By: | NC Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics |
| Deposited On: | 2009-02-24 |
| Last Modified: | 2012-12-12 |
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