NASA NTRS · 20110003577
Current Laminar Flow Control Experiments at NASA Dryden
Abstract
An experiment to demonstrate laminar flow over the swept wing of a subsonic transport is being developed. Discrete Roughness Elements are being used to maintain laminar flow over a substantial portion of a wing glove. This passive laminar flow technology has only come to be recognized as a significant player in airliner drag reduction in the last few years. NASA is implementing this experiment and is planning to demonstrate this technology at full-scale Bight cruise conditions of a small-to-medium airliner.
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Bowers, Al. 2010-09-04. Current Laminar Flow Control Experiments at NASA Dryden. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20110003577
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