Detailed measurements of a flap side-edge flow field

Author(s):  
Ronald Radeztsky, Jr. ◽  
Bart Singer ◽  
Mehdi Khorrami
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2016 ◽  
Vol 384 ◽  
pp. 113-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.C.P. van der Velden ◽  
S. Pröbsting ◽  
A.H. van Zuijlen ◽  
A.T. de Jong ◽  
Y. Guan ◽  
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Author(s):  
Andrew P. S. Wheeler ◽  
Robert J. Miller

In this paper, the effects of wake/leading-edge interactions were studied at off-design conditions. Measurements were performed on the stator-blade suction surface at midspan. The leading-edge flow-field was investigated using hotwire micro-traverses, hotfilm surface shear-stress sensors and pressure micro-tappings. The trailing-edge flow-field was investigated using hotwire boundary-layer traverses. Unsteady CFD calculations were also performed to aid the interpretation of the results. At low flow coefficients, the time-averaged momentum thickness of the leading-edge boundary layer was found to rise as the flow coefficient was reduced. The time-resolved momentum-thickness rose due to the interaction of the incoming rotor wake. As the flow coefficient was reduced, the incoming wakes increased in pitch-wise extent, velocity deficit and turbulence intensity. This increased both the time-resolved rise in the momentum thickness and the turbulent spot production within the wake affected boundary-layer. Close to stall, a drop in the leading-edge momentum thickness was observed in-between wake events. This was associated with the formation of a leading-edge separation bubble in-between wake events. The wake interaction with the bubble gave rise to a shedding phenomenon, which produced large length scale disturbances in the surface shear stress.


2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 730-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel W. Shannon ◽  
Scott C. Morris ◽  
Thomas J. Mueller

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