Oscillation of Vortex Breakdown Location and Blowing Control of Time-Averaged Location

Abstract

The goal of this research is the control of leading-edge vortex breakdown location utilizing along-the-core blowing near the apex on the leeward surface of sharp-edged, slender, delta wings at high angles of attack. In the S2Ch subsonic wind tunnel at ONERA Chalais Meudon, two delta wing models with 70-deg sweep angles and root chords of 950 mm have been configured to collect qualitative and quantitative surface and flowfield data. First, an examination of the streamwise, time-dependent oscillation of the leading-edge vortex breakdown locations without active flow control is presented. These results further the understanding of the vortex breakdown phenomena and provide a more precise basis for evaluating the effectiveness of various flow control methods. Second, open-loop blowing along one of the vortex cores on the leeward surface of the delta wing demonstrates the ability to displace downstream the controlled, time-averaged, vortex breakdown location by 20% of the root chord.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA425095

Entities

People

  • Anthony M. Mitchell
  • Didier Barberis
  • Jean Delery
  • Pascal Molton

Organizations

  • Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamics
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Compressed Air
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Control Systems
  • Delta Wings
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Reynolds Number
  • Strouhal Number
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.