Field of Application and Its Limits

The analysis and visualization of the boundary layer resolution was developed at the 2D test-case of the flat plate and successfully transferred to 2^D and 3D airfoil. For this the boundary layer edge was identified at 99.9% of the free stream total pressure. The sensor is only active in this region and interfering effect such as a shock or separation can reduce the boundary layer and so the active region to only a few cells. Because of this the analysis in these regions can vary. Also special test-cases with interacting boundary layers as in high lift configurations are not tested yet. The error mechanisms were investigated in a large range of variations. For these the error estimation was parameterized and is provided for the normalized

Field of Application and Its Limits

Fig. 28 VFE-2, coarse grid, WJ2D model — critical points of separation and reattachment (red) (left) and qualitative separation structure visualisation (right)

Field of Application and Its Limits

Fig. 29 VFE-2, coarse grid, WJ2D model — a detailed illustration of the critical points of separation with the output variable crit_sep (red), the separation of the primary vortex on the leading edge (left) and same small vortices near the trailing edge (right).

Field of Application and Its Limits

Fig. 30 SFB-401, coarse grid, SAE model — illustration of the average grid inclination in the boundary layer in degree (left) and the maximum expansion ratio in the boundary layer (right)

wall distance in the range of y+ = [0.01,5], the grid inclination in the range of a = [0, +/ — 70] and the wall normal grid expansion in the range of r = [1.1,2.0]. In the estimations the average inclination angle and the maximum expansion ratio were assumed as constant and only the greatest possible error is given.