THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF AIRFOIL CHARACTERISTICS IN NONUNIFORM SHEARED FLOW

Abstract

Work is reported on a continuation of the experimental study of the two-dimensional wing in a three-dimensional sheared flow and also treats the theory of two-dimensional nonuniform sheared flows in an attempt to determine the mechanism responsible for the marked changes in airfoil stall characteristics which were demonstrated experimentally in Reference 3. It was felt desirable to complete the three-dimensional experimental program before resuming experimental work with two-dimensional nonuniform sheared flows. The experimental wing data obtained are presented and compared, where possible, with relevant two-dimensional data and with theory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0616617

Entities

People

  • W. G. Brady

Organizations

  • Calspan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Differential Equations
  • Digital Computers
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Measurement
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Reynolds Number
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.