The X-59 is being developed to evaluate the ability to reduce sonic boom loudness to acceptable levels, with the ultimate goal of enabling supersonic flight overland. If successful, one of the future research challenges will be focused on reducing fuel burn. In this paper, Natural Laminar Flow (NLF) is proposed as a technology to decrease fuel burn for a low-boom configuration. This will require an evaluation of the compatibility of NLF wings for a low-boom configuration. As a first step towards this goal, the CATNLF method was employed using the CDISC design module to perform NLF design on an isolated wing from a low-boom configuration. The results show that the NLF wing features laminar flow over 46% of the wing upper surface, providing a potential 8.3 drag count reduction relative to the design with no laminar flow. Off-design analyses were additionally performed to evaluate the performance of the NLF wing for changes in angle of attack and Mach number. The results showed that the NLF wing offers a performance benefit over the entire range of off-design conditions considered, with most of the laminar flow maintained for near cruise conditions. Future work will consider the full configuration, which will enable an assessment of the impact of the NLF wing design on sonic boom loudness. Additionally, attachment line transition will be addressed, which was predicted to result in a loss of laminar flow on the inboard 50% span for this work. Finally, future research will focus on developing a method for effectively choosing the frequency-beta pairs used for the stability analysis to improve transition prediction and provide a more accurate estimate of the performance benefit.


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    Titel :

    Progress Towards the Design of a Natural Laminar Flow Wing for a Low-Boom Concept using CDISC


    Beteiligte:

    Kongress:

    AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition ; 2024 ; Orlando, FL, US


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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