Unified Application of Vapor Screen Flow Visualization and Pressure Sensitive Paint Measurement Techniques to Vortex- And Shock Wave-Dominated Flow Fi - Softcover

Erickson, Gary E

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1289233098 ISBN 13: 9781289233099

Publisher: Bibliogov, 2013

Synopsis

Laser vapor screen (LVS) flow visualization and pressure sensitive paint (PSP) techniques were applied in a unified approach to wind tunnel testing of slender wing and missile configurations dominated by vortex flows and shock waves at subsonic, transonic, and supersonic speeds. The off-surface cross-flow patterns using the LVS technique were combined with global PSP surface static pressure mappings to characterize the leading-edge vortices and shock waves that coexist and interact at high angles of attack. The synthesis of LVS and PSP techniques was also effective in identifying the significant effects of passive surface porosity and the presence of vertical tail surfaces on the flow topologies. An overview is given of LVS and PSP applications in selected experiments on small-scale models of generic slender wing and missile configurations in the NASA Langley Research Center (NASA LaRC) Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT) and 8-Foot Transonic Pressure Tunnel (8-Foot TPT).

Edition details

• Publisher: Bibliogov
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1289233098
• ISBN 13: 9781289233099
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 42