Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The unsteady aerodynamics of a conventional and a supercritical airfoil are compared by examining measured chordwise unsteady pressure time-histories from four selected flow conditions. Although an oscillating supercritical airfoil excites more harmonics, the strength of the airfoil's shock wave is the more important parameter governing the complexity of the unsteady flow. Whether they are conventional or supercritical, airfoils that support weak shock waves induce unsteady loads that are qualitatively predictable with classical theories; flows with strong shock waves are sensitive to details of the shock-wave and boundary-layer interaction and cannot be adequately predicted.
Keywords:
AERODYNAMICS
Type:
AIAA PAPER 80-0734
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Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference; May 12, 1980 - May 14, 1980; Seattle, WA
Format:
text
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