The feasibility of applying laminar boundary-layer control with body shaping to a high altitude, Lighter-Than-Air vehicle was investigated. Solar-radiation-included surface heating was shown to have a destablizing effect on laminar flow and caused the laminar flow to break down on regions of the vehicle surface exposed to high levels of solar radiation. Aerodynamic drag estimates were made for the vehicle. Surface waviness and roughness criteria for achieving laminar flow were determined. (Kursetz)


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    Title :

    Feasibility study of applying laminar flow control to an LTA vehicle


    Additional title:

    Moeglichkeitsstudie der Anwendung der laminaren Stroemungskontrolle an einem LTA-Luftfahrzeug


    Contributors:
    Warner, D.J. (author) / Ozgur, S.A. (author) / Haigh, W.W. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1980


    Size :

    48 Seiten


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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