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Results of large eddy simulations (LES) of the interaction between nozzle and external flow on a sector of the full 3D computational domain are presented and compared with results of one- and two-equation turbulence models and with experiments. The LES results based on resolved scales turn out to predict mean flow quantities in closer agreement with experimental data than the turbulence models. Both prediction methods, however, underline the need to perform fully coupled simulations in order to capture the strong interaction between base and nozzle flow as reliably as possible.
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Jin, Y., Friedrich, R. (2008). Large Eddy Simulation of Nozzle Jet - External Flow Interaction. In: Gülhan, A. (eds) RESPACE – Key Technologies for Reusable Space Systems. Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design, vol 98. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77819-6_5
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