Ice Accretions and Full-Scale Iced Aerodynamic Performance Data for a Two-Dimensional NACA 23012 Airfoil

This report documents the data collected during the large wind tunnel campaigns conducted as part of the SUNSET project (StUdies oN Scaling EffecTs due to ice) also known as the Ice-Accretion Aerodynamics Simulation study; a joint effort by NASA, ONERA, and the University of Illinois. These data form a benchmark database of full-scale ice accretions and corresponding ice-contaminated aerodynamic performance data for a two-dimensional (2D), NACA-23012 airfoil. The wider research effort also included an analysis of ice-contaminated aerodynamics that categorized ice accretions by aerodynamic effects (Ref. 1) and an investigation of subscale, low Reynolds number ice-contaminated aerodynamics for the NACA-23012 airfoil (Ref.2-7). The low Reynolds number investigation included an analysis of the geometric fidelity needed to reliably assess aerodynamic effects of airfoil icing using artificial ice shapes (Ref. 8).Included herein are records of the ice accreted during campaigns in NASA Glenn Research Centers Icing Research Tunnel (IRT). Two different 2D, NACA-23012 airfoil models were used during these campaigns; an 18-inch (46-cm) chord (subscale) model and a 72-inch (183-cm) chord (full-scale) model. The aircraft icing conditions used during these campaigns were selected from the Federal Aviation Administrations CFR Part 25 Appendix C icing envelopes. The records include: the test conditions, photographs of the ice accreted, tracings of the ice, and ice depth measurements. Model coordinates and pressure tap locations are also presented. Also included herein are the data recorded during a wind tunnel campaign conducted in the F1 Subsonic Pressurized Wind Tunnel of the Office National dEtudes et Recherches Arospatiales (ONERA). The F1 tunnel is a pressured, high Reynolds number facility that could accommodate the3full-scale (72-inch183-cm chord) 2D, NACA-23012 model. Molds were made of the ice accreted during select test runs of the full-scale model in the IRT. From these molds, castings were made that closely replicated the features of the accreted ice. The castings were then mounted on the full-scale model in the F1 tunnel where aerodynamic performance measurements were made using model surface pressure taps, the facility force balance system, and a large wake rake designed specifically for these tests. Tests were run over a range of Reynolds and Mach numbers. For each run, the model was rotated over a range of angles-of-attack (AoA) that included airfoil stall. The benchmark data collected during these campaigns were, and continue to be, used for various purposes. The full-scale data form a unique, ice accretion and associated aerodynamic performance dataset that can be used as a reference when addressing concerns regarding the use of subscale ice accretion data to assess full-scale icing effects. Further, the data may be used in the development or enhancement of both ice accretion prediction codes and computational fluid dynamic codes when applied to study the effects of icing (Ref. 22). Finally, as was done in the wider study, the data may be used to help determine the level of geometric fidelity needed for artificial ice used to assess aerodynamic degradation due to aircraft icing. The structured, multi-faceted approach used in this research effort provided a unique perspective on the aerodynamic effects of aircraft icing. The data presented in this report are available in electronic form upon formal approval by proper NASA.