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Grid Convergence on Surface Pressure Distribution over the RAE-A Wing-Body Configuration

RAE-A 날개-동체 형상의 압력 분포에 대한 격자 수렴성 연구

  • Kim, Ki Ro (Department of Aerospace Information Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Park, Soo Hyung (Department of Aerospace Information Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Sa, Jeong Hwan (Supercomputing Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information) ;
  • Cho, Kum Won (Supercomputing Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information)
  • Received : 2016.11.07
  • Accepted : 2017.02.04
  • Published : 2017.03.01
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Abstract

Surface pressure distributions over the RAE-A wing-body configuration were investigated and the grid convergence along the streamwise, spanwise, and circumferential directions was numerically studied. Flow analysis in subsonic and transonic conditions was conducted using the $k-{\omega}$ Wilcox-Durbin+ turbulence model. Surface pressure distributions for subsonic flows were well matched, but those for transonic shocked flows showed a little discrepancy with the experimental data. A cubic spline extrapolation method was applied in order to investigate the grid convergence. This method presented that the grid resolution in the circumferential direction is the most important grid parameter. A refined grid system was made based on the grid convergence study and provided more accurate prediction, especially on the symmetric body surface of RAE-A configuration.

본 연구에서는 RAE "A" 날개-축대칭 동체 형상을 이용하여 유동흐름 방향, Span 방향과 동체 둘레 방향(${\phi}$ 방향)에 따라 격자에 대한 수렴성 및 비행체의 압력 분포 변화를 수치적으로 연구하였다. 아음속 및 천음속 영역 조건에서 $k-{\omega}$ Wilcox-Durbin+ 난류 모델을 사용하여 2차 정확도의 수치적 해를 예측하는 유동해석을 수행하였다. 아음속 유동 조건에서는 해석결과가 실험결과와 매우 잘 일치하였으나, 충격파가 존재하는 천음속 유동에서는 약간의 차이가 발생하였다. Cubic spline을 사용하는 외삽 방법으로 격자 수렴성을 검토하였다. 외삽 방법을 통해 회전 방향의 격자 조밀도가 격자 수렴성에 가장 큰 영향을 미침을 알 수 있었다. 격자 수렴성에 대한 검토 결과를 바탕으로 더 조밀한 격자를 생성하였다. 이를 통해 특히 RAE-A 형상의 축대칭 동체 표면에서 더 정확한 해석 결과를 얻을 수 있음을 보였다.

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