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Wing1, is the wing-only (no fuselage) fine-refinement grid in Table 5-1 containing the tip<br />

launcher with 2.25 million points (5.87 million cells). Grid8, Grid9, and Wing1 have fine<br />

refinement along the LE and shock transition region with finer spacing in the boundary layer,<br />

source surfaces in the tip and strake v<strong>or</strong>tex regions, along the TE separation region, and in the<br />

engine plume. Grid8 is shown in Figure 5-2 C) and F), and is representative <strong>of</strong> the spacing seen<br />

f<strong>or</strong> all <strong>of</strong> the fine level grids.<br />

Computations are perf<strong>or</strong>med on all grids and the computational results are compared in<br />

Figure 5-3 and Figure 5-4 f<strong>or</strong> the clean-wing grids Grid0 (coarse) and Grid9 (fine); and in Figure<br />

5-5 and Figure 5-6 f<strong>or</strong> the tip-launcher grids Grid4 (medium) and Grid8 (fine). F<strong>or</strong> the clean-<br />

wing cases, Figure 5-3 A) and C) illustrate the Mach=1 boundary iso-surface, and B) and D)<br />

show the v<strong>or</strong>ticity magnitude iso-surface. The results f<strong>or</strong> coarse Grid0 are in the left column and<br />

those f<strong>or</strong> fine Grid9 are in the right column. Based on these results, it can be seen that refinement<br />

in the grid leads to better capturing <strong>of</strong> separation and oscillation in the shock region. These<br />

results are also seen in Figure 5-4 f<strong>or</strong> the instantaneous Cp measurements plotted against non-<br />

dimensional ch<strong>or</strong>d at 93% span on the down-stroke <strong>of</strong> the pitch oscillation, (as indicated by the<br />

box plot <strong>of</strong> the airfoil position in the lower p<strong>or</strong>tion <strong>of</strong> the plot), in the 50-60% ch<strong>or</strong>d region.<br />

Similarly f<strong>or</strong> the tip-launcher cases, Figure 5-5 A) and C) illustrate the Mach=1 boundary<br />

iso-surface, and B) and D) show the v<strong>or</strong>ticity magnitude iso-surface. The results f<strong>or</strong> medium<br />

Grid4 are in the left column and those f<strong>or</strong> fine Grid8 are in the right column. Based on these<br />

results, it can be seen that refinement in the grid again leads to better capturing <strong>of</strong> separation and<br />

oscillation in the shock region. These results are also seen in Figure 5-6 f<strong>or</strong> the instantaneous Cp<br />

measurements plotted against non-dimensional ch<strong>or</strong>d at 93% span on the down-stroke <strong>of</strong> the<br />

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