Effect of asymmetric axial strain on the behavior of the juncture vortex system /

angles of attack, the flow in the juncture was visualized

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Trosper, Jeffrey Randall, 1966-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
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Summary:angles of attack, the flow in the juncture was visualized
behavior of the vortex formed in a wing-body juncture in a
categories were seen to move to a lower flow velocity. It
categories: Steady (non-oscillating), oscillating with
edge normal to a flat plexiglass plate. For various airfoil
engulfment or wrap-around, and shedding and dissipating. At
frequency behavior was observed to be directly correlated to
greater effective thickness than the zero incidence case
mounting a symmetrical airfoil with an elliptical leading
non-zero angles of attack the shifts in behavior between the
ranging from 2000 to 6000 based on airfoil thickness and the
results compared with data at each angle of attack. The
Reynolds number, being divided into three distinct
the flow velocity was the same. A numerical correlation of
the juncture vortex system was observed over Reynolds numbers
The objective of this research was to investigate the
thereby increasing the effective Reynolds number even though
this effect was sought but not found.
video-based motion analysis system. The dynamic behavior of
was recorded on videotape and analyzed quantitatively using a
was theorized that the airfoil at incidence presented a
water tunnel flow. The wing-body juncture was created by
with hydrogen bubbles and with fluorescein dye and the data
Item Description:"Major subject: Aerospace Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xiv, 83 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.