A large chord swept supercritical laminar flow control (LFC) airfoil was designed, constructed, and tested in the NASA Langley 8-ft Transonic Pressure Tunnel (TPT). The LFC airfoil experiment was established to provide basic information concerning the design and compatibility of high-performance supercritical airfoils with suction boundary layer control achieved through discrete fine slots or porous surface concepts. It was aimed at validating prediction techniques and establishing a technology base for future transport designs and drag reduction. Good agreement was obtained between measured and theoretically designed shockless pressure distributions. Suction laminarization was maintained over an extensive supercritical zone up to high Reynolds numbers before transition gradually moved forward. Full-chord laminar flow was maintained on the upper and lower surfaces at M sub infinity = 0.82 up to R sub c is less than or equal to 12 x 10 to the 6th power. When accounting for both the suction and wake drag, the total drag could be reducted by at least one-half of that for an equivalent turbulent airfoil. Specific objectives for the LFC experiment are given.


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    Title :

    Design and Experimental Evaluation of a Swept Supercritical Laminar Flow Control (LFC) Airfoil


    Contributors:
    W. D. Harvey (author) / C. D. Harris (author) / C. W. Brooks (author) / P. G. Clukey (author) / J. P. Stack (author)

    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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