journal article·2018-02-01Open access

RETRACTED: A closed-form analytical model for predicting 3D boundary layer displacement thickness for the validation of viscous flow solvers

V. R. Sanal Kumar, Vigneshwaran Sankar, Nichith Chandrasekaran, Vignesh Saravanan, Vishnu Natarajan, Sathyan Padmanabhan, Ajith Sukumaran, Sivabalan Mani, Tharikaa Rameshkumar, Hema Sai Nagaraju Doddi, Krithika Vysaprasad, Sharad Sharan, Pavithra Murugesh, S. Ganesh Shankar, Mohammed Niyasdeen Nejaamtheen, Roshan Vignesh Baskaran, Sulthan Ariff Rahman Mohamed Rafic, Ukeshkumar Harisrinivasan, Vivek Srinivasan

AIP Advances· Volume 8· Issue 2
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Abstract

A closed-form analytical model is developed for estimating the 3D boundary-layer-displacement thickness of an internal flow system at the Sanal flow choking condition for adiabatic flows obeying the physics of compressible viscous fluids. At this unique condition the boundary-layer blockage induced fluid-throat choking and the adiabatic wall-friction persuaded flow choking occur at a single sonic-fluid-throat location. The beauty and novelty of this model is that without missing the flow physics we could predict the exact boundary-layer blockage of both 2D and 3D cases at the sonic-fluid-throat from the known values of the inlet Mach number, the adiabatic index of the gas and the inlet port diameter of the internal flow system. We found that the 3D blockage factor is 47.33 % lower than the 2D blockage factor with air as the working fluid. We concluded that the exact prediction of the boundary-layer-displacement thickness at the sonic-fluid-throat provides a means to correctly pinpoint the causes of errors of the viscous flow solvers. The methodology presented herein with state-of-the-art will play pivotal roles in future physical and biological sciences for a credible verification, calibration and validation of various viscous flow solvers for high-fidelity 2D/3D numerical simulations of real-world flows. Furthermore, our closed-form analytical model will be useful for the solid and hybrid rocket designers for the grain-port-geometry optimization of new generation single-stage-to-orbit dual-thrust-motors with the highest promising propellant loading density within the given envelope without manifestation of the Sanal flow choking leading to possible shock waves causing catastrophic failures. This article is being retracted effective 9 October 2024.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Rocket and propulsion systems research · Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies · Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics

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Affiliations

Indian Space Research Organisation 1 , Trivandrum 695 022, Kerala,

Indian Institute of Science 2 , Bangalore, Karnataka 560012,

Kumaraguru College of Technology 3 , Coimbatore 641 049, Tamil Nadu,

Seoul National University 4 , Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826,

Pusan National University 5 , Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241,

The University of Arizona 6 , Tucson, AZ 85721,

Georgia Institute of Technology 7 , Atlanta, GA 30332-0150,

Auburn University 8 , Auburn, AL 36849-5338,

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 9 , Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900,

CD-adapco, Star CCM+ 10 , Bangalore, Karnataka,

Pennsylvania State University 11 , PA 16801,

Air India Ltd, Ministry of Civil Aviation 12 , Chennai 600 027, Tamil Nadu,

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals 13 ,

Virginia Tech 14 , Blacksburg, VA 24061,

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