2018 Volume 17 Pages 189-197
The conventional spectral volume (SV) method for three-dimensional tetrahedral unstructured mesh is extended to use hexahedral mesh. In the test calculations of linear scalar advection problem and diffusion problem, the formal spatial order of accuracy is achieved even for skewed computational meshes. The Spalart Allmaras turbulence model implemented in the present code is verified by calculating the grid-converged skin friction of turbulent boundary layer on a flat plate. Then verified code is applied to compute the flowfield around the NASA-CRM. In this study, we examine the agreement of the computed aerodynamic coefficients with the corresponding experimental data for different angles of attack. We also examine the change of aerodynamic coefficients with varying Reynolds number, although the experimental data is not available. It is shown that the present SV code can predict aerodynamic coefficients around the cruise angle of attack conditions fairly well. When higher Reynolds number is assumed, the computed lift increases while the viscous drag is reduced, as is expected. On the other hand, the pressure drag is increased with increasing Reynolds number due to the shock wave on the wing which moves toward downstream.
