AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE COMPRESSIBLE TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER WITH A FAVORABLE PRESSURE GRADIENT.

Abstract

The paper describes the results of a detailed experimental investigation of a two-dimensional turbulent boundary layer in a favorable pressure gradient where the free-stream Mach number varied from 3.8 to 4.6 and the ratio of wall to adiabatic-wall temperature has a nominal value of 0.82. Detailed profile measurements were made with pressure and temperature probes; skin friction was measured directly with a shear balance. The velocity- and temperature-profile results were compared with zero pressure gradient and incompressible results. The skin-friction data were correlated with momentum-thickness Reynolds number and pressure-gradient parameter. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 25, 1969
Accession Number
AD0699133

Entities

People

  • David L. Brott
  • Robert L. Voisinet
  • Roland E. Lee
  • William J. Yanta

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Free Stream
  • Friction
  • Layers
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Reynolds Number
  • Skin Friction
  • Turbulent Boundary Layer
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.