A Method to Increase the Full-Scale Inlet/Engine System Testing Capability of the AEDC 16-ft Transonic Wind Tunnel

Abstract

A study was conducted of a new testing technique using flow shaping that together with some modifications of the AEDC 16-ft Transonic Propulsion Wind Tunnel will provide the capability to test full-scale inlet/engine configurations with forebody effects at high maneuvering angles at transonic velocities. The method used to obtain the flow simulation for high maneuvering angles utilized auxiliary flow shaping and geometric pitch. An analytical potential flow method was used to determine the configuration of devices necessary to produce the required flow fields; these devices were then checked experimentally to verify the results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0762912

Entities

People

  • R. L. Palko

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Mathematical Models
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • Potential Flow
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Simulations
  • Test Facilities
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transonic Wind Tunnels
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.