Source code for RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Aerodynamics.Common.Drag.compressible_turbulent_flat_plate

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#  Imports
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import numpy as np

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#  Compressible Turbulent Flat Plate
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def compressible_turbulent_flat_plate(Re,Ma,Tc):
    """Computes the coefficient of friction for a flat plate given the 
    input parameters. Also returns the correction terms used in the
    computation.

    Assumptions:
    Reynolds number between 10e5 and 10e9
    Fully turbulent

    Source:
    adg.stanford.edu (Stanford AA241 A/B Course Notes)

    Inputs:
    Re (Reynolds number)                                             [Unitless]
    Ma (Mach number)                                                 [Unitless]
    Tc (temperature)                                                 [K]

    Outputs:
    cf_comp (coefficient of friction)                                [Unitless]
    k_comp (compressibility correction)                              [Unitless]
    k_reyn (Reynolds number correction)                              [Unitless]

    Properties Used:
    N/A
    """     

    # incompressible skin friction coefficient
    cf_inc = 0.455/(np.log10(Re))**2.58
    
    # compressibility correction
    Tw = Tc * (1. + 0.178*Ma**2.)
    Td = Tc * (1. + 0.035*Ma**2. + 0.45*(Tw/Tc - 1.))
    k_comp = (Tc/Td) 
    
    # reynolds correction
    Rd_w   = Re * (Td/Tc)**1.5 * ( (Td+216.) / (Tc+216.) )
    k_reyn = (Re/Rd_w)**0.2
    
    # apply corrections
    cf_comp = cf_inc * k_comp * k_reyn
    
    return cf_comp, k_comp, k_reyn