The Topology of Force Production in Unsteady Flow Around Swept Wings
Abstract
This joint proposal will study the axial, vertical, and lateral gust responses over a generic swept-wing (finite span 45deg swept NACA0012 and sharp LE configurations) body at Re=10,000 and 500,000. The experiments will acquire time-resolved 3D flow fields, extracted pressure, force, and moment data on a model performing analogous surge, pitch and yaw motions in an optical towing tank facility. Comprehensive Eulerian and Lagrangian analyses will be employed to reveal the full unsteady 3D flow structure topology, and will result in a description of how pressure/force distributions and moments depend on interactions with various gust waveforms.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 23, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141612732
Entities
People
- Melissa A. Green
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- Syracuse University
- United States Navy