High-Resolution Instrumentation for In-Flight Diagnostics of Unsteady Wing Boundary Layer: Investigations of Separation and Active Flow Control Including Structural Wing Motion

Abstract

Funds are requested for scientific instrumentation for in-flight measurements of boundary-layerseparation and its control for Air Force relevant wing geometries. The instrumentation consists ofan onboard data acquisition system that integrates the time- and space-dependent data from flushmounted shear stress and pressure sensors, and an infrared high-resolution camera. The novel combination of these three measurement techniques results in a robust system that will enable unprecedented free-flight measurements of unsteady boundary-layer separation from aircraft wings that undergo structural motion.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Sep 11, 2017
Source ID
FA95501710334

Entities

People

  • Hermann Fasel

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • United States Air Force
  • University of Arizona

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster