Hydrodynamic Characteristics of a Control Surface

Abstract

A study of the performance of a low-aspect-ratio, all-movable control surface in water is presented and compared with the performance of similar control surfaces in air. The results of this study show the free-stream characteristics of a control surface with an NACA 0015 section and a 45 percent taper ratio for different conditions affecting cavitation and stall. It is concluded that large angles of attack should be avoided under conditions that may cause stall.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA015962

Entities

People

  • Charles G. Moody

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aircrafts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Control Surfaces
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Marine Engineering
  • Maryland
  • Model Basins
  • Model Tests
  • Naval Architecture
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Reynolds Number
  • Ship Design
  • Variable Pressure
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.