A swept supercritical wing incorporating laminar flow control at transonic flow conditions was designed and tested. The definition of an experimental suction coefficient and a derivation of the compressible and incompressible formulas for the computation of the coefficient from measurable quantities is presented. The suction flow coefficient in the highest velocity nozzles is shown to be overpredicted by as much as 12 percent through the use of an incompressible formula. However, the overprediction on the computed value of suction drag when some of the suction nozzles were operating in the compressible flow regime is evaluated and found to be at most 6 percent at design conditions.


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    Title :

    The NASA Langley laminar-flow-control experiment on a swept, supercritical airfoil: Suction coefficient analysis


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    Publication date :

    1991-06-01


    Type of media :

    Report


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    No indication


    Language :

    English


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