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Module6: Bodies of Revolution

Lecture 28: Slender Body Theory

NPTEL IIT Kharagpur: Prof. K.P. Sinhamahapatra, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering

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Different classes of small perturbation flow 1) Two-dimensional flow 2) Planar System 2D flow is a special class 3) Elongated body Slender body is a special case, which is so elongated that bcs may be applied on the axis. 4) Interference Problems Cylindrical co-ordinates are more convenient for elongated bodies and bodies of revolution
z

xx

locates the meridian plane, x r , relative to some convenient reference, say x z plane. The
velocity components are given by

u1 = U + u =

1 ,1 = = , w1 = w = x r r
is total potential

NPTEL IIT Kharagpur: Prof. K.P. Sinhamahapatra, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering

Mass conservation:

x2

x1

x3

Volume = x1 x2 x3

r x

Volume = x r r

( u1 x 2 x3 )x1 + ( u 2 x3 x1 )x2 + ( u 3 x1 x 2 )x3 = 0 x1 x 2 x3

NPTEL IIT Kharagpur: Prof. K.P. Sinhamahapatra, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering

or

( u1 ) + ( u 2 ) + ( u 3 ) = 0 x1 x 2 x3

for cylindrical coordinates

( u1 x r ) x + ( 1 r x ) x + ( w xr ) = 0 x r

Also,

1 1 ( u1 ) + ( r ) + ( w) = 0 x r w

( u1 du1 + d + wdw ) = dp = a 2 d
( u1 ) = u1 + u1 x1 x1 x1
= u 3 1 u 2 u1 u1 2 + + u u u 1 2 3 x1 x x x a 1 1 1

Hence,

small perturbation procedure results

(1 M ) + + = 0
2 2 2 2

x1

x 2

x3

is perturbation potential
Cylindrical system contains one additional term from

1 ( r ) = ( ) + r r r r

r
cannot be neglected even in first order equation as r can be small.

NPTEL IIT Kharagpur: Prof. K.P. Sinhamahapatra, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering