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Incompressible boundary-layer stability analysis of lfc experimental data for sub-critical mach numbers. m.s. thesis
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Berry, S. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | An incompressible boundary-layer stability analysis of Laminar Flow Control (LFC) experimental data was completed and the results are presented. This analysis was undertaken for three reasons: to study laminar boundary-layer stability on a modern swept LFC airfoil; to calculate incompressible design limits of linear stability theory as applied to a modern airfoil at high subsonic speeds; and to verify the use of linear stability theory as a design tool. The experimental data were taken from the slotted LFC experiment recently completed in the NASA Langley 8-Foot Transonic Pressure Tunnel. Linear stability theory was applied and the results were compared with transition data to arrive at correlated n-factors. Results of the analysis showed that for the configuration and cases studied, Tollmien-Schlichting (TS) amplification was the dominating disturbance influencing transition. For these cases, incompressible linear stability theory correlated with an n-factor for TS waves of approximately 10 at transition. The n-factor method correlated rather consistently to this value despite a number of non-ideal conditions which indicates the method is useful as a design tool for advanced laminar flow airfoils. |
| File Size | 15797715 |
| Page Count | 84 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19860017742 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4bp4zp4w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1986-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aerodynamics Slotted Wind Tunnels Laminar Flow Laminar Flow Airfoils Transonic Wind Tunnels Wind Tunnel Tests Tollmien-schlichting Waves Incompressible Boundary Layer Boundary Layer Stability Boundary Layer Control Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Thesis |