AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ALLEVIATING THE LIMITS ON MINIMUM-SPEED V/STOL WIND-TUNNEL TESTS,

Abstract

An experimental study was made to investigate some means to alleviate flow breakdown by using a number of different strake or fence configurations. A total of 23 different configurations were studied in the 4 x 6 ft. insert with a 2 ft. diameter rigid rotor at about 7 psf disk loading. None of the strake configurations studied in the experiment completely eliminate the effect of flow breakdown. A further experimental investigation is desirable because of the increasing interest in testing V/STOL vehicles in the transition speed range. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0671041

Entities

People

  • Shojiro Shindo
  • William H. Rae Jr.

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diameters
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Transitions
  • Vehicles
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.