Investigation of Unsteady Aerodynamic Flows over Spheres and Disks.

Abstract

The report summarizes the results and conclusions reached in an experimental study of the nature of the unsteady flow about bluff bodies. The flows studied included the flow about a sphere, a disk with face normal to the flow, and an autorotating two-dimensional airfoil. The studies included flow visualization, measurements of unsteady forces and moments, the development of a low Reynolds number towing tank with air bearing carriage and detailed studies of the unsteady inviscid flow field generated by shedding of wake vorticity. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 1971
Accession Number
AD0731862

Entities

People

  • William W. Willmarth

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bearings
  • Carriages
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Gas Bearings
  • Inviscid Flow
  • Measurement
  • Reynolds Number
  • Two Dimensional
  • Unsteady Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics