Laminar flow control offers the possibility of major reductions in aircraft drag. This lecture provides the theoretical background for the possible stabilizations of the laminar boundary layer due to shaping, suction and cooling. It comments also on the effects of vehicle and environmental factors on the implementation of that technology. Viscous simulation is the name given to the technology of adjusting boundary-layer conditions on a wind tunnel model so that results can be reliably extrapolated to flight conditions. This lecture discusses the need for an underlying simulation boundary-layer controls/trips for implementation, and finally the process of scaling wind-tunnel results to flight conditions.


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    Title :

    Laminar Flow Control - Viscous Simulation


    Contributors:
    E. Reshotko (author)

    Publication date :

    1984


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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