The use of computational fluid dynamics in TsAGI experimental works

Abstract

The paper describes methods to calculate the flow around an aircraft model in a wind tunnel. It formulates special boundary conditions to achieve the necessary flow parameters in the control section, as well as to simulate some features of wind tunnel walls, for example, perforation. In order to accelerate the numerical solution convergence, a method for implicit smoothing is suggested allowing the calculation duration to be reduced several times. The cases of practical use of this methodology are given. It is shown that in the conditions of the TsAGI subsonic wind tunnel, it is possible to simulate the effect on the model from the elements of the structure that are missing in this tunnel, for example, the running track. A mathematical model of the European Transonic Windtunnel (ETW) with slotted walls is presented. It is shown that the flow in the reentry affects the main flow in the test section of this tunnel. Data on the effect of the model support in the TsAGI wind tunnel T-128 are given. The peniche height used in the half-model tests has been justified. The conclusion is made that the mathematical model of the wind tunnel is an obligatory part in experimental studies.