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Unsteady wing surface pressures in the wake of a propellerThe unsteady nature of the propeller slipstream interacting with a wing has been studied by flow visualization and unsteady wing surface pressure measurements. Flow visualization was performed by marking the propeller tip vortex with smoke. Unsteady wing surface pressures were measured by traversing a wing instrumented with a chordwise array of 16 microphones in a spanwise direction through the propeller wake. This work yielded information on the motion of the propeller wake as it passes over the wing. As the propeller wake passed over the wing: the propeller tip vortex experienced an inviscid interaction at the leading edge; viscous action at the leading edge severed the propeller tip vortex; the propeller tip vortex experienced significant spanwise and chordwise displacements and then deformed in order to reconnect at the trailing edge; axial velocity in the vortex core caused the helical vortex to thicken or stretch near the wing surface; and, the magnitude of the pressure fluctuations decreased in magnitude with distance traveled along the chord.
Document ID
19920043107
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Johnston, R. T.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Sullivan, J. P.
(Purdue University West Lafayette, IN, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 92-0277
Accession Number
92A25731
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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