An Investigation of Unsteady Flow Separation.

Abstract

The results of experiments in which an unsteady flow was generated on the surface of an airfoil immersed in an incompressible freestream are discussed. Measurements of the velocity and vorticity fields and the surface pressure distribution generated by oscillations of a fence-type spoiler located on one surface of the airfoil has confirmed the presence of a dynamically evolving vortex-like structure bearing a close resemblance to the one encountered in classical dynamic stall. The growth and development of the shear layer region is characterized through iso-vorticity contour maps at select phase points during the motion cycle. A detailed description of flow field behavior is provided over a range of dimensionless spoiler frequencies and freestream Reynolds numbers. The correlation of these results with corresponding surface pressure measurements is also presented. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA085083

Entities

People

  • G. E. Sisson
  • J. D. Lang
  • J. E. Keesee
  • J. P. Retelle
  • M. S. Francis

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Flow Fields
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Geometry
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Reynolds Number
  • Steady Flow
  • Transducers
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • United States
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.