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An experimental investigation of multi-element airfoil ice accretion and resulting performance degradation
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Potapczuk, Mark G. Berkowitz, Brian M. |
| Copyright Year | 1989 |
| Description | An investigation of the ice accretion pattern and performance characteristics of a multi-element airfoil was undertaken in the NASA Lewis 6- by 9-Foot Icing Research Tunnel. Several configurations of main airfoil, slat, and flaps were employed to examine the effects of ice accretion and provide further experimental information for code validation purposes. The text matrix consisted of glaze, rime, and mixed icing conditions. Airflow and icing cloud conditions were set to correspond to those typical of the operating environment anticipated tor a commercial transport vehicle. Results obtained included ice profile tracings, photographs of the ice accretions, and force balance measurements obtained both during the accretion process and in a post-accretion evaluation over a range of angles of attack. The tracings and photographs indicated significant accretions on the slat leading edge, in gaps between slat or flaps and the main wing, on the flap leading-edge surfaces, and on flap lower surfaces. Force measurments indicate the possibility of severe performance degradation, especially near C sub Lmax, for both light and heavy ice accretion and performance analysis codes presently in use. The LEWICE code was used to evaluate the ice accretion shape developed during one of the rime ice tests. The actual ice shape was then evaluated, using a Navier-Strokes code, for changes in performance characteristics. These predicted results were compared to the measured results and indicate very good agreement. |
| File Size | 3013048 |
| Page Count | 40 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19890005713 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t24b8027b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1989-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aerodynamics Degradation Navier-stokes Equation Performance Tests Wings Leading Edge Slats Wind Tunnel Tests Flaps Control Surfaces Airfoils Aerodynamic Coefficients Models Aircraft Configurations Ice Formation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
