Further Experimental Studies of Area Suction for the Control of the Laminar Boundary Layer on a Porous Bronze NACA 64A010 Airfoil

Abstract

A low-turbulence wind-tunnel investigation was made of an NACA 64A010 airfoil having a porous surface to determine the reduction in section total-drag coefficient that might be obtained at large Reynolds numbers by the use of area suction. Initial results of this investigation have been reported previously. The present paper presents the results of additional tests of the same airfoil model equipped with a porous skin of lower porosity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1950
Accession Number
ADA380666

Entities

People

  • Albert L. Braslow
  • Fioravante Visconti

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Air Pressure
  • Area Suction
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Control
  • Flow
  • Free Stream
  • Laminar Boundary Layer
  • Laminar Flow
  • Layers
  • Materials
  • Reynolds Number
  • Static Pressure
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.