The possibility of detecting transition through the very small laser drilled perforations in panels representing the suction surface of a hybrid laminar flow aircraft is examined. The method uses miniature microphones to detect changes to the noise received from the boundary layer. Tests using a flat plate rig in a low-turbulence wind tunnel at Reynolds numbers up to 3.8 million per metre, demonstrate that the boundary layer state can be defined in this manner, most simply through measurement of the root mean square (r.m.s.) of the microphone signal. It is shown that the r.m.s. reaches a peak in the transition zone and that when the boundary layer is fully turbulent the value is still significantly higher than it was before transition. Porosity in the range 0.8-6.4 per cent was examined, with nominal hole diameters of 0.06 and 0.10 mm in 0.9 mm thick laser drilled suction surface specimens. Suction flow through the surface was found not adversely to affect the operation of the system. The experiment was limited to low Reynolds numbers because the high background noise in the wind tunnel made detection of the boundary layer element of the signal increasingly difficult to define as speed increased. It is considered that tests in flight will be needed to prove fully the validity of the method. A preliminary design of an installation for this purpose is suggested that allows the suction flow to be maintained over the measuring region.


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    Titel :

    Transition detection for laminar flow aircraft using microphones beneath the surface of laser drilled suction panels


    Beteiligte:
    Barrett, R.V. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2000


    Format / Umfang :

    13 Seiten, 9 Quellen




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch