INVESTIGATION OF DRAG REDUCTION BY BOUNDARY-LAYER SUCTION ON A FLAT PLATE AND A 36-DEG SWEPT WING AT SUPERSONIC SPEEDS,
Abstract
Tests were conducted in a 40-in. supersonic tunnel to determine the effectiveness of boundary-layer suction for laminar flow control on a two-dimensional, biconvex, 36-degree swept wing and on a flat plate with and without shock impingement. Test Mach numbers were 2.5, 3, 3.5, and 4 with a Reynolds-number/in. range from 0.17 to 0.66 x 10 to the sixth power. With suction, full chord laminar flow was maintained on the flat plate at free stream Mach number of 2.5 and 3 at length Reynolds numbers of 22 and 26.5 x 10 to the sixth power, respectively, which resulted in a total drag reduction of 77 and 74%. With suction and shock impingement across the plate resulting from a 1-degree shock generator angle, full chord laminar flow was maintained at free stream Mach number of 2.5, 3, and 3.5 at length Reynolds numbers of 19.7, 18.9, and 21.7 x 10 to the sixth power, respectively. On the 36-degree swept wing, full chord laminar flow was maintained with suction up to a length Reynolds number of 11.3 x 10 to the sixth power at free stream Mach number of 3. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0282268
Entities
People
- J. S. Deitering
- S. R. Pate
Organizations
- Arnold Engineering Development Complex