Numerical simulation of high-incidence flow over the F-18 fuselage forebodyAs part of the NASA High Alpha Technology Program, fine-grid Navier-Stokes solutions have been obtained for flow over the fuselage forebody and wing leading-edge extension of the F/A-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle at large incidence. The resulting flows are complex and exhibit cross-flow separation from the sides of the forebody and from the leading-edge extension. A well-defined vortex pattern is observed in the leeward-side flow. Results obtained for laminar flow show good agreement with flow visualizations obtained in ground-based experiments. Further, turbulent flows computed at high-Reynolds-number flight-test conditions show good agreement with surface and off-surface visualizations obtained in flight.
Document ID
19890037915
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Schiff, Lewis B. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Cummings, Russell M. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Sorenson, Reese L. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Rizk, Yehia M. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)