Understanding and Modeling Vortical Flows to Improve the Technology Readiness Level for Military Aircraft (Comprehension et Modelisation des Flux de Vortex Pour Ameliorer le Niveau de Maturite Technologique au Profit des Avions Militaires)
Abstract
The charter and goal for Task Group AVT-113 is expressed in its title: "Understanding and Modeling Vortical Flows to Improve the Technology Readiness Level for Military Aircraft". To that end new experiments and complimentary computational solutions were obtained on a simple 65 delta wing model and new computations were obtained on a complete fighter aircraft (F-16XL) for which flight measurements existed. Studying the resulting vortical flows from these two scaleand shape-perspectives together has provided insight and led to an increased understanding of the dominant flow physics which exists on- and off-the-surface, or in- and out-of-the-boundarylayer. Researchers from Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Sweden, The Netherlands, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America - representing the commitment of air-frame manufacturers, government laboratories and universities - contributed to the work of this task group.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA531173
Entities
Organizations
- NATO Science and Technology Organization