2 papers
physics.flu-dyn2026
Distributed Roughness-Induced Transition on a Blunt Body at Mach 6: a Numerical Investigation
Sean Dungan, Mateus Braga, Robyn Macdonald +1
Surface roughness significantly impacts transition to turbulence, especially over high-speed, blunt geometries where surface ablation is necessary to mitigate heat loads during atm…
physics.flu-dyn2025
Demonstration of an integral method for estimating wall shear stress in complex high-speed flows
Mateus A. R. Braga, Robyn L. Macdonald
Turbulent flows over blunt bodies with distributed roughness present a class of problems relevant to hypersonic atmospheric entry systems. However, accurate predictions of shear st…