The computational fluid dynamics solver Eilmer has proven useful to The University of Queensland’s Centre for Hypersonics for its ability to simulate high-speed compressible flows. In Eilmer, turbulence is modelled using Wilcox’s 2006 k-ω model. While the turbulence model implementation has been validated for two-dimensional and axisymmetric flows, validation is required for three-dimensional flows. The present paper describes the progress of the validation of the k-ω turbulence model for two three-dimensional test cases. A case featuring Mach 4.5 air flow over a flat plate produced results that correlated with previous numerical results within 4%. A second case featuring the injection of Mach 1 air into a Mach 4 air cross-flow produced results indicating that the code successfully captured the main flow features.
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