Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Supersonic flow over a flat plate

Abstract

Two dimensional supersonic flows over a sharp flat plate at zero incidence has been investigated numerically. A fictitious curvature is formed due to the development of a boundary layer at the leading edge of the plate. The pressure along the entire surface and at the trailing edge has been computed over a wide range of Mach numbers and two different temperatures. The temperature variation due to dissipation of kinetic energy within the boundary layer has been analysed numerically.