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A two-dimensional adaptive-wall test section with ventilated walls in the ames 2- by 2-foot transonic wind tunnel
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lee, George McDevitt, T. Kevin Schairer, Edward T. |
| Copyright Year | 1989 |
| Description | The first tests conducted in the adaptive-wall test section of the Ames Research Center's 2- by 2-Foot Transonic Wind Tunnel are described. A procedure was demonstrated for reducing wall interference in transonic flow past a two-dimensional airfoil by actively controlling flow through the slotted walls of the test section. Flow through the walls was controlled by adjusting pressures in compartments of plenums above and below the test section. Wall interference was assessed by measuring (with a laser velocimeter) velocity distributions along a contour surrounding the model, and then checking those measurements for their compatibility with free-air far-field boundary conditions. Plenum pressures for minimum wall interference were determined from empirical influence coefficients. An NACA 0012 airfoil was tested at angles of attach of 0 and 2, and at Mach numbers between 0.70 and 0.85. In all cases the wall-setting procedure greatly reduced wall interference. Wall interference, however, was never completely eliminated, primarily because the effect of plenum pressure changes on the velocities along the contour could not be accurately predicted. |
| File Size | 2509606 |
| Page Count | 64 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900004091 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t58d4t77r |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1989-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Research And Support Facilities (air) Transonic Flow Pressure Effects Laser Doppler Velocimeters Transonic Wind Tunnels Airfoils Velocity Distribution Wind Tunnel Walls Free Atmosphere Contours Far Fields Wall Flow Wind Tunnel Tests Aerodynamic Interference Mach Number Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |