Viscous-Inviscid Interaction on Oscillating Airfoils in Subsonic Flow,

Abstract

Selected results from an extensive oscillating-airfoil experiment are analyzed and reviewed. Four distinct regimes of viscous-inviscid interaction are identified, corresponding to varying degrees of unsteady flow separation. The dominant fluid dynamic phenomena are described for each regime. Ten specific test cases, including the appropriate flow conditions and experimental results, are proposed for evaluating unsteady viscous theories and computational methods. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 1981
Accession Number
ADA093970

Entities

People

  • S. L. Pucci
  • W. J. Mccroskey

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Flow Separation
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Leading Edges
  • Mach Number
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Subsonic Flow
  • Trailing Edges
  • Unsteady Flow
  • Vortex Shedding

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.