An approximate method for predicting pressure distributions on blunt bodies at angle of attack
Pressure distributions prediction on blunt bodies at angle of attack, considering bodies of revolution and large angle cones
Campbell, J. F.↗
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Theoretical pressure distribution and wave drags for conical boattails
Afterbody pressure distributions and wave drag were calculated using a second-order theory for a variety of conical boattails at zero angle of attack. Results are presented for Mach numbers from 1.5 to 4.5, area ratios from 0.200 to 0.800, and boattail angle from 3 degrees to 11 degrees. The results indicate that for a given boattail angle, the wave drag decreases with increasing Mach number and area ratio. The wave drag, for a constant area ratio, increases with increasing boattail angle. For a specific Mach number, area ratio, and fineness ratio, a comparison of the wave-drag coefficients for conical, tangent-parabolic, and secant-parabolic boattails showed the conical boattail to have the smallest wave drag.
Jack, John R↗
A graphical method of determining pressure distribution in two-dimensional flow
By a generalization of the Joukowski method, a procedure is developed for effecting localized modifications of airfoil shapes and for determining graphically the resultant changes in the pressure distribution. The application of the procedure to the determination of the pressure distribution over airfoils of original design is demonstrated. Formulas for the lift, the moment, and the aerodynamic center are also given.
Jones, R. T.↗
A graphical method of determining pressure distribution in two-dimensional flow
By a generalization of the Joukowski method, a procedure is developed for effecting localized modifications of airfoil shapes and for determining graphically the resultant changes in the pressure distribution. The application of the procedure to the determination of the pressure distribution over airfoils of original design is demonstrated. Formulas for the lift, the moment, and the aerodynamic center are also given.
Jones, Robert T↗
Experimental Pressure Distributions over Wing Tips at Mach Number 1.9 I : Wing Tip with Subsonic Leading Edge
An investigation was conducted at a Mach number of 1.91 to determine spanwise pressure distribution over a wing tip in a region influenced by a sharp subsonic leading edge swept back at 70 degrees. Except for pressure distribution on the top surface in the immediate vicinity of the subsonic leading edge, the maximum difference between linearized theory and experimental data was 2 1/2 percent (of free-stream dynamic pressure) for angles of attack up to 4 degrees and 7 percent for angles of attack up to 8 degrees. Pressures on the top surface nearest the subsonic edge indicated local expansions beyond values predicted by linearized theory.
FLOW, SUPERSONIC↗
A wind-tunnel investigation of the effect of body shape on sonic-boom pressure distributions
Wind tunnel measurements on effect of slender body shape on sonic boom pressure distributions
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Wind-tunnel investigation of aerodynamic characteristics and wing pressure distributions of an airplane with variable-sweep wings modified for laminar flow
A wind tunnel test was conducted to evaluate the aerodynamic characteristics and wing pressure distributions of a variable wing sweep aircraft having wing panels that are modified to promote laminar flow. The modified wing section shapes were incorporated over most of the exposed outer wing panel span and were obtained by extending the leading edge and adding thickness to the existing wing upper surface forward of 60 percent chord. Two different wing configurations, one each for Mach numbers 0.7 and 0.8, were tested on the model simultaneously, with one wing configuration on the left side and the other on the right. The tests were conducted at Mach numbers 0.20 to 0.90 for wing sweep angles of 20, 25, 30, and 35 degrees. Longitudinal, lateral and directional aerodynamic characteristics of the modified and baseline configurations, and selected pressure distributions for the modified configurations, are presented in graphical form without analysis. A tabulation of the pressure data for the modified configuration is available as microfiche.
Hallissy, James B.↗
Chordwise Pressure Distributions over Several NACA 16-Series Airfoils at Transonic Mach Numbers up to 1.25
A two-dimensional wind-tunnel investigation of the pressure distributions over several NACA 16-series airfoils with thicknesses of 4, 6, 9, and 12 percent of the chord and design lift coefficients of 0, 0.2, 1 and 0.5 has been conducted in the Langley airfoil test apparatus at transonic Mach numbers from 0.7 to 1.25. The tests ranged in Reynolds number from 2.4 x 10 (exp 6) to 2.8 x 10 (exp 6) and in angle of attack from -10 to 12 degrees. Chordwise pressure distributions and schlieren flow photographs are presented without analysis.
Ladson, Charles L.↗
Pressure distribution of a twin-engine upper-surface blown jet-flap model
An investigation has been made to determine the chordwise and spanwise pressure distributions of a small-scale upper-surface blown jet-augmented flap STOL model. The model was powered by two simulated high-bypass-ratio turbofan engines mounted ahead of and above an unswept-untapered wing in a nacelle having a rectangular nozzle. The results of the investigation are presented as tabulated and plotted chordwise pressure distribution coefficients for nine spanwise stations.
Smith, C. C., Jr.↗
Pressure Distribution over a Wing and Tail Rib of a VE-7 and of a TS Airplane in Flight
This investigation was made to determine the pressure distribution over a rib of the wing and over a rib of the horizontal tail surface of an airplane in flight and to obtain information as to the time correlation of the loads occurring on these ribs. Two airplanes, VE-7 and TS, were selected in order to obtain the information for a thin and a thick wing section. In each case the pressure distribution was recorded for the full range of angle of attack in level flight and throughout violent maneuvers. The results show: (a) that the present rib load specifications in use by the Army Air Corps and the Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, are in fair agreement with the loads actually occurring in flight, but could be slightly improved; (b) that there appears to be no definite sequence in which wing and tail surface ribs reach their respective maximum loads in different maneuvers; (c) that in accelerated flight, at air speeds less than or equal to 60 per cent of the maximum speed, the accelerations measured agree very closely with the theoretically possible maximum accelerations. In maneuvers at higher air speeds the observed accelerations were smaller than those theoretically possible. (author)
Crowley, J W , Jr↗
Comparison of NACA 65-series compressor-blade pressure distributions and performance in a rotor and in cascade
An investigation has been conducted to compare the performance of NACA 65-series compressor blades in two-dimensional cascade with that in an axial flow compressor. Blade pressure distributions were obtained by the use of a mercury-seal pressure-transfer device. The comparison indicated that cascade data accurately predicted the turning angle and blade pressure distribution obtained in the compressor at design conditions.
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SURFACE PRESSURE DISTRIBUTIONS ON 0.0628-SCALE MODELS OF PROPOSED PROJECT FIRE SPACE VEHICLES AT MACH NUMBERS FROM 0.25 TO 4.63
Surface pressure distribution on 0.0628 scale models of proposed project fire space vehicles
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Pressure distribution on wing ribs of the VE-7 and TS airplanes in flight Part II : pull-ups
This paper is the second of a series of notes, each of which presents the complete results of pressure distribution tests made at Langley Field by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, on wing and tail ribs of the VE-7 and TS airplanes for a particular maneuver of flight. The results for pull-ups are presented in the form of curves which show the variation of pressure distribution, total loads, normal acceleration and center of pressure with respect to time.
Rhode, R V↗
Distributed Pressure Sensing for Enabling Self-Aware Autonomous Aerial Vehicles
Autonomous aerial transportation will be a fixture of future robotic societies, simultaneously requiring more stringent safety requirements and fewer resources for characterization than current commercial air transportation. More robust, adaptable, self-state estimation will be necessary to create such autonomous systems. We present a modular, scalable, distributed pressure sensing skin for aerodynamic state estimation of a large, flexible aerostructure. This skin used a network of 22 nodes that performed in-situ computation and communication of data collected from 74 pressure sensors, which were embedded into the skin panels of an ultra-lightweight 14-foot wingspan made from commutable, lattice-based subcomponents, and tested at NASA Langley Research Center's 14X22 wind tunnel. The density of the pressure sensors allowed for the use of a novel distributed algorithm to generate estimates of the wing lift contribution that were more accurate than the direct integration of the pressure distribution over the wing surface.
Daniel Cellucci↗
Experimental profiles of velocity components and radial pressure distributions in a vortex contained in a short cylindrical chamber
Velocity components and radial pressure distributions in vortex contained in short cylindrical chamber
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Measured and predicted pressure distributions on the AFTI/F-111 mission adaptive wing
Flight tests have been conducted using an F-111 aircraft modified with a mission adaptive wing (MAW). The MAW has variable-camber leading and trailing edge surfaces that can change the wing camber in flight, while preserving smooth upper surface contours. This paper contains wing surface pressure measurements obtained during flight tests at Dryden Flight Research Facility of NASA Ames Research Center. Upper and lower surface steady pressure distributions were measured along four streamwise rows of static pressure orifices on the right wing for a leading-edge sweep angle of 26 deg. The airplane, wing, instrumentation, and test conditions are discussed. Steady pressure results are presented for selected wing camber deflections flown at subsonic Mach numbers up to 0.90 and an angle-of-attack range of 5 to 12 deg. The Reynolds number was 26 million, based on the mean aerodynamic chord. The MAW flight data are compared to MAW wind tunnel data, transonic aircraft technology (TACT) flight data, and predicted pressure distributions. The results provide a unique database for a smooth, variable-camber, advanced supercritical wing.
Webb, Lannie D.↗
INVESTIGATION OF SEPARATION AND ASSOCIATED HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION ON CONE-CYLINDER-FLARE CONFIGURATIONS AT MACH FIVE
Separation and heat transfer and pressure distribution on cone-cylinder-flare configurations
CONE↗
Effects of air breathing engine plumes on SSV orbiter subsonic wing pressure distribution, volume 2
Data presented were obtained during wind tunnel tests of a 0.0405-scale model of the -89B ferry configuration of the space shuttle vehicle orbiter. These tests were conducted in the Rockwell International low speed wind tunnel (NAAL). The primary test objective was to investigate orbiter wing pressure distributions resulting from nacelle plumes above and below the wing. Three six-engine nacelle configurations were tested. One configuration has a twin-podded nacelle mounted above each wing and the others had one mounted below each wing. Both had a centerline twin-podded nacelle mounted below the wing. Wing pressure distribution was determined by locating static pressure bugs on the upper and lower surfaces of the left wing. Pressure bugs were also located on the upper and lower surfaces of the body flap and on the B12 afterbody fairing when it was installed. Base and balance cavity pressures were recorded and a strain gage instrumented beam in the right wing measured elevon hinge moments and normal forces.
Soard, T.↗