TWO-DIMENSIONAL WIND TUNNEL TESTS OF A TRANSPORT-TYPE AIRFOIL IN A WATER SPRAY

1985 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. DUNHAM ◽  
GAUDY BEZOS ◽  
GARl GENTRY ◽  
EDWARD MELSON
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Water Spray ◽  
Wind Tunnel Tests ◽  
Transport Type

Numerical and Experimental Investigation on a Low-Speed Compressor Cascade With Circulation Control

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Fischer ◽  
H. Saathoff ◽  
R. Radespiel
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Static Pressure ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Circulation Control ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Compressor Cascade ◽  
Flow Topology ◽  
Wind Tunnel Tests ◽  
Low Speed

Experimental and numerical results for the flow through a stator cascade with active flow control are discussed. By blowing air through a slot close to the trailing edge of the aerofoils, the deflection angle as well as the static pressure rise in the stator are increased. The aerofoil design is representative for a 1st-stage stator geometry of a multi-stage compressor adapted for low–speed applications. To allow a reasonable transfer of the high-speed results to low-speed wind tunnel conditions, a corresponding cascade geometry was generated applying the Prandtl–Glauert analogy. With this modified cascade numerical simulations and experiments have been conducted at a Reynolds number of 5 · 105. As a reference case two-dimensional flow simulations without circulation control are considered using a Navier–Stokes solver. In the related wind tunnel tests three–dimensional conditions occur in the test rig. Nevertheless five–hole probe measurements in the wake of the blade mid section show a good agreement with the theoretical characteristics. Additional investigation along the whole blade span gives a deeper insight into the flow topology. For design conditions different blowing rates are applied. The wind tunnel tests confirm the positive benefit, which is predicted by two-dimensional calculations. The offset between simulated and measured pressure rise decreases with increasing blowing mass flows due to the reduction of the axial velocity ratio. This result is related to a redistribution of the passage flow which can only be explained in a three–dimensional analysis including the side wall influence. The benefit of the circulation control at varying blowing rates is finally characterized by the efficiency and the static pressure rise per injected energy.

Wind Tunnel Tests of Two Lucy Ashton Reflex Geosims

1970 ◽  
Vol 14 (04) ◽  
pp. 241-276
Author(s):  
P. N. Joubert ◽  
N. Matheson
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Turbulent Boundary Layer ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Skin Friction ◽  
Viscous Drag ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Local Skin ◽  
Wind Tunnel Tests ◽  
Local Skin Friction

A 9-ft and a 4½-ft reflex model of the Lucy Ashton were tested in a wind tunnel. Both pins and wires were used as stimulators to promote a turbulent boundary layer. The effects of the stimulators could be taken into account by considering the virtual origin of the turbulent boundary layer. Slightly different viscous drag curves were found for each model, both with a slope much steeper than previously anticipated. The skin friction was determined using two independent methods. Large increases and deficits in local skin friction coefficients were found at the bow and stern of the models respectively as compared with those for a two-dimensional flat plate.

Wind-tunnel tests of flap gap seals on a two-dimensional wing model

1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 1026-1028
Author(s):  
Hubert C. Smith ◽  
John W. Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Wind Tunnel Tests ◽  
Wing Model

Permissible three-dimensional testing in a two-dimensional adaptive wall wind tunnel

AIAA Journal ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 749-750
Author(s):  
David Sumner ◽  
Ewart Brundrett
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Two Dimensional
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