Publication Date:
2013-08-31
Description:
An analysis is conducted on the effect of imperfections consisting of humps and dips on the stability of incompressible flows over flat plates. The mean flow is calculated using interacting boundary layers. Linear quasiparallel spatial stability is used to calculate the growth rates and mode shapes of two-dimensional disturbances. Then, the amplification factor is computed. A search for the most dangerous frequency is conducted based on an amplification factor of 9 in the shortest distance. Correlations are made with the transition experiment of Walker and Greening using the e sup 9 method.
Keywords:
AERODYNAMICS
Type:
NASA, Langley Research Center, Research in Natural Laminar Flow and Laminar-Flow Control, Part 1; p 301-315
Format:
application/pdf