Accession Number:
ADA030883
Title:
Analytical and Experimental Investigations of Delta Wings in Incompressible Flow
Descriptive Note:
Final technical rept. 1 Jan-31 Dec 1976
Corporate Author:
TEXAS A AND M RESEARCH FOUNDATION COLLEGE STATION
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Report Date:
1976-08-01
Pagination or Media Count:
92.0
Abstract:
The theoretical analysis of delta wings in incompressible flow is created by a numerical lifting-surface theory based upon a velocity potential formulation. This theory has been expanded to include spanwise velocity effects and the leading-edge departion associated with delta wings. The numerical technique has made use of both fixed and free wakes. In the fixed-wake model, the analytical results of Brown and Michael have been used to position the leading-edge vortex. In the more refined free-wake model, the leading edge separation was modeled as a discrete number of vortices attached to the leading- edge, which are allowed to align themselves with streamlines. Experimental research included wind tunnel tests to determine the vortex location, vortex burst location, and upper surface pressure distribution on a delta wing, AR 2, in an oscillatory airstream.
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Subject Categories:
- Aerodynamics
- Fluid Mechanics