Keywords
Fluid mechanics, Two phase flow
Abstract
Based on a two-phase boundary layer approach, a computational model is proposed to estimate the thickness of the waterfilm due to rain on the upper surface of an airfoil. The coupling between the air boundary layer and the water film is established by the conservation of mass and momentum at the interface. By a simple coordinate transformation, the interface is conformed to the finite difference grid system. Trajectory analysis of a raindrop of 1 mm diameter shows that the impingement of drops is high near the leading edge of the airfoil and decreases downstream. The finite difference equations of air/waterfilm are based on a Crank Nicholson scheme. The solution of finite difference equations at the initial station indicates a film thickness of 0.01 mm. Marching downstream along the surface of the airfoil gives raise to stability problems in the finite difference equations.
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Graduation Date
1985
Semester
Summer
Advisor
Anderson, Loren A.
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Engineering
Department
Engineering
Format
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0017018
STARS Citation
Chappidi, Padmanabha R., "A Computational Model to Estimate the Thickness of the Waterfilm Due to Rain on the Upper Surface of an Airfoil" (1985). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 4771.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/4771
Contributor (Linked data)
Anderson, Loren A. [VIAF]
Anderson, Loren A. [LC]
University of Central Florida. College of Engineering [VIAF]
Accessibility Status
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