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NASA NTRS1979

Pressure distributions on three different cruciform aft-tail control surfaces of a wingless missile at Mach 1.60, 2.36, and 3.70. Volume 1: Trapezoidal tail

The results of pressure distribution tests conducted in a wind tunnel are presented without analysis. The data were obtained for trapezoidal aft tail control surfaces on a wingless missile model at Mach numbers of 1.60, 2.36, and 3.70 for angles of attack from -4 to 20 deg model roll angles from 0 to 90 deg and tail deflections of 0 and -15 deg. The test Reynolds number used was 6.6 million per meter.

Lamb, M.↗
NASA NTRS1983

Pressure distributions obtained on a 0.04-scale and 0.02-scale model of the Space Shuttle Orbiter's forward fuselage in the Langley 20-inch Mach 6 air tunnel

Results from pressure distribution tests on 0.04-scale and 0.02-scale models of the forward fuselage of the Space Shuttle Orbier are presented without analysis. The tests were completed in the Langley 20-Inch Mach 6 Tunnel. The 0.04-scale model was tested at angles of attack from 0 to 35 and angles of sideslip from 0 to -4. The 0.02-scale model was tested at angles of attack from -10 to 45 and angles of sideslip from 0 to -4. The tests were conducted in support of the development of the Shuttle Entry Air Data System (SEADS). In addition to modeling the 20 SEADS pressure orifices, the wind-tunnel to models were also instrumented with orifices to match Development Flight Instrumentation (DFI) port locations currently existing on the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia (OV-102). This DFI simulation had provided a means for comparisons between reentry flight pressure data and wind-tunnel data.

Bradley, P. F.↗
NASA NTRS1937

Pressure-Distribution Measurements at Large Angles of Pitch on Fins of Different Span-Chord Ratio on a 1/40-Scale Model of the U. S. Airship "Akron."

Report presents the results of pressure-distribution measurements on a 1/40-scale model of the U. S. Airship "Akron" conducted in the NACA 20-foot wind tunnel. The measurements were made on the starboard fin of each of four sets of horizontal tail surfaces, all of approximately the same area but differing in span-chord ratio, for five angles of pitch varying from 11.6 degrees to 34 degrees, for four elevator angles, and at air speeds ranging from 56 to 77 miles per hour. Pressures were also measured at 13 stations along the rear half of the port side of the hull at one elevator setting for the same five angles of pitch and at an air speed of approximately 91 miles per hour. The normal force on the fin and the moment of forces about the fin root were determined. The results indicate that, ignoring the effect on drag, it would be advantageous from structural considerations to use a fin of lower span-chord ratio than that used on the "Akron."

Mchugh, James G↗
NASA NTRS1988

Aerodynamic performance and pressure distributions for a NASA SC(2)-0714 airfoil tested in the Langley 0.3-meter transonic cryogenic tunnel

This report presents in graphic and tabular forms the aerodynamic coefficient and surface pressure distribution data for a NASA SC(2)-0714 airfoil tested in the Langley 0.3-Meter Transonic Cryogenic Tunnel. The test was another in a series of tests involved in the joint NASA/U.S. Industry Advanced Technology Airfoil Tests program. This 14% thick supercritical airfoil was tested at Mach numbers from 0.6 to 0.76 and angles of attack from -2.0 to 6.0 degrees. The test Reynolds numbers were 4 million, 6 million, 10 million, 15 million, 30 million, 40 million, and 45 million.

Jenkins, Renaldo V.↗
NASA NTRS1991

Design of 3-dimensional complex airplane configurations with specified pressure distribution via optimization

A subcritical panel method applied to flow analysis and aerodynamic design of complex aircraft configurations is presented. The analysis method is based on linearized, compressible, subsonic flow equations and indirect Dirichlet boundary conditions. Quadratic dipol and linear source distribution on flat panels are applied. In the case of aerodynamic design, the geometry which minimizes differences between design and actual pressure distribution is found iteratively, using numerical optimization technique. Geometry modifications are modeled by surface transpiration concept. Constraints in respect to resulting geometry can be specified. A number of complex 3-dimensional design examples are presented. The software is adopted to personal computers, and as result an unexpected low cost of computations is obtained.

Kubrynski, Krzysztof↗
NASA NTRS1943

Pressure Distribution in Nonuniform Two-Dimensional Flow

In an attempt to follow the time rate of change of the processes in turbulent flows by quantitative measurements the measurement of the pressure is often beset with insuperable difficulties for the reason that the speeds and hence the pressures to be measured are often very small. On the other hand, the measurement of very small pressures requires, at least, considerable time, so that the follow-up of periodically varying processes is as goad as impossible. In order to obviate these difficulties a method, suggested by Prof. Prandtl, has been developed by which the pressure distribution is simply determined from the photographic flow picture. This method is described and proved on a worked-out example. It was found that quantitatively very satisfactory results can be achieved.

M Schwabe↗
NASA NTRS1974

Effects of flanges on pressure distribution on a flat plate and on a corrugated surface at Mach numbers from 0.60 to 1.97

An 8 by 6 foot supersonic wind tunnel was used to obtain the static pressure distribution on a plate in the region of a flange placed normal to the airstream. Tests were conducted on both a flat plate surface and a corrugated surface using flange heights ranging from 10 to 125 percent of the boundary layer height. Data were obtained at a zero degree angle-of-attack and at Mach numbers from 0.60 to 1.97.

Johns, A. L.↗
NASA NTRS1926

Pressure Distribution Over Thick Tapered Airfoils, NACA 81, USA 27c Modified and USA 35

At the request of the United States Army Air Service, the tests reported herein were conducted in the 5-foot atmospheric wind tunnel of the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory. The object was the measurment of pressures over three representative thick, tapered airfoils which are being used on existing or forthcoming army airplanes. The results are presented in the form of pressure maps, cross-plan load and normal force coefficient curves and load contours. The pressure distribution along the chord was found very similar to that for thin wings, but with a tendency toward greater negative pressures. The characteristics of the loading across the span of the U. S. A. 27 C modified are inferior to those of the other two wings; in the latter the distribution is almost exactly elliptical throughout the usual range of flying angles. The form of tip incorporated in these models is not completely satisfactory and a modification is recommended. (author)

Reid, Elliott G↗
NASA NTRS1949

Pressure-Distribution Measurements on the Tail Surfaces of a Rotating Model of the Design BFW - M31

In order to obtain insight into the flow conditions on tail surfaces on airplanes during spins, pressure-distribution measurements were performed on a rotating model of the design BFW-M31. For the time being, the tests were made for only one angle of attack (alpha = 60 degrees) and various angles of yaw and rudder angles. The results of these measurements are given; the construction of the model, and the test arrangement used are described. Measurements to be performed later and alterations planned in the test arrangement are pointed out.

Kohler, M.↗
NASA NTRS1962

Investigation of Separation and the Associated Heat-Transfer and Pressure Distribution on Cone-Cylinder-Flare Configurations

The separated region across the cylinder-flare junction of a conecylinder-flare configuration and its effect on the overall heat-transfer and pressure distributions were investigated at a Mach number of 4.98. Results are presented for pure laminar and transitional separation and for both laminar and turbulent attached flow on a 15 deg half-angle cone-cylinder model with conical flare afterbodies of 10 deg, 17 deg, 24 deg, and. 56 deg half-angles. The free-stream unit Reynolds number ranged from l.6x10(sup 6)to 5.5x(sup 6) ft(sup -1)and the wall temperature from T(sub w/T(sub aw) = 0.18 to 1.0. The extent of a pure laminar separation and a transitional separation was found to decrease with wall cooling, decreasing flare angle, and increasing unit Reynolds number. The heat transfer at reattachment and downstream was dependent on the type of separation - pure laminar or transitional. Low heat-transfer rates were found downstream of a pure laminar separation. For transitional separation, the heat transfer downstream of reattachment was at the high values associated with a thin turbulent boundary layer, with peak heating in the vicinity of reattachment.

Schaefer, John W.↗
NASA NTRS1947

Pressure Distribution Measurements on a Turbine Rotor Blade Passing Behind a Turbine Nozzle Lattice

As a turbine rotor turns, the blades traverse the wake zones of the nozzle vanes. A periodic fluctuation of the pressure distribution around the circumference of the rotor blade is therefore caused. It was desired to investigate quantitatively this effect. At the same time, the magnitude of the force acting upon one profile of the rotor-blade lattice at various positions of this lattice relative to the nozzle lattice was to be determined.

Hausenblas↗
NASA NTRS1995

Pressure Distributions from Subsonic Tests of a NACA 0012 Semispan Wing Model

An unswept, semispan wing model incorporating a NACA 0012 airfoil section was tested in the Langley 14- by 22-Foot Subsonic Tunnel. This report contains pressure data which document effects of wing configuration and free-stream conditions on wing pressure distributions. The untwisted wing incorporated a full-span, leading-edge Krueger flap and a full-span, single-slotted trailing-edge flap. The trailing-edge flap was tested at a deflection angle of 40 degrees and the Krueger flap at a deflection of 55 degrees. Three wing configurations were tested: cruise, trailing-edge flap only, and Knueger flap and trailing-edge flap deployed. Tests were conducted at free-stream dynamic pressures of 15, 30 and 60 psf, with corresponding chord Reynolds numbers of 1.22 to 2.11 million and Mach numbers of 0.12 to 0.20. Angles of attack presented range from 0 to 20 degrees, depending on wing configuration. The data are presented without analysis.

Applin, Zachary T.↗
NASA NTRS1925

Pressure Distribution over the Wings of an MB-3 Airplane in Flight

This investigation was carried out to determine the distribution of load over the wings of a high speed airplane under all conditions of flight. In particular it was desired to find the pressure distribution during level flight, over the portions of the wings in the slipstream and, during violent maneuvers, over the entire wing surface. The method used consisted in connecting a number of holes in the surface of the wings to recording multiple manometers mounted in the fuselage of the airplane. In this way simultaneous records could be taken on all of the holes for any desired length of time. (author)

Norton, F H↗