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Evaluation of NACA0012 airfoil test results in the NAL two-dimensional transonic wind tunnel

Abstract

This paper describes a method with correction for the sidewall effects and the evaluation of the air foil test in the two-dimensional transonic wind tunnel. Surface pressure and drag measurements on the NACA0012 airfoil were conducted in the two-dimensional wind tunnel of National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL,Japan). Using a comparison with other wind tunnel data, the wall interference effects are discussed, especially those from the sidewall. The results suggest that the Mach number of the actual flow around the airfoil is lower than the setting Mach number. The Mach number correction for the sidewall boundary-layer effects based on the similarity rule was applied to the present measurements, thereby showing that the shock positions the pressure distributions, and the minimum drag coefficients are in good agreement with both other wind tunnel results and the Navier-Stokes calculation. It is shown that this correction method and the evaluation indicates satisfactory transonic airfoil test results in the NAL two-dimensional transonic wind tunnel. 10 refs., 11 figs., 1 tab.
Authors:
Sudani, N; Kanda, H; Sato, M; Miwa, H; Matsuno, K; Takanashi, S [1] 
  1. National Aerospace Laboratory, Tokyo (Japan)
Publication Date:
May 01, 1991
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
NAL-TR-1109T
Reference Number:
SCA: 420400; 320201; PA: NEDO-92:930069; SN: 92000756031
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: May 1991
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; WIND TUNNELS; TRANSONIC FLOW; AIRFOILS; SHAPE; PERFORMANCE TESTING; CORRECTIONS; INTERFERENCE; WALLS; AERODYNAMICS; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; DRAG; MACH NUMBER; SHOCK WAVES; 420400; 320201; HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW; AIR AND AEROSPACE
OSTI ID:
10149457
Research Organizations:
National Aerospace Lab., Chofu, Tokyo (Japan)
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE92526021; TRN: 92:930069
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only)
Submitting Site:
NEDO
Size:
16 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 05, 2005

Citation Formats

Sudani, N, Kanda, H, Sato, M, Miwa, H, Matsuno, K, and Takanashi, S. Evaluation of NACA0012 airfoil test results in the NAL two-dimensional transonic wind tunnel. Japan: N. p., 1991. Web.
Sudani, N, Kanda, H, Sato, M, Miwa, H, Matsuno, K, & Takanashi, S. Evaluation of NACA0012 airfoil test results in the NAL two-dimensional transonic wind tunnel. Japan.
Sudani, N, Kanda, H, Sato, M, Miwa, H, Matsuno, K, and Takanashi, S. 1991. "Evaluation of NACA0012 airfoil test results in the NAL two-dimensional transonic wind tunnel." Japan.
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title = {Evaluation of NACA0012 airfoil test results in the NAL two-dimensional transonic wind tunnel}
author = {Sudani, N, Kanda, H, Sato, M, Miwa, H, Matsuno, K, and Takanashi, S}
abstractNote = {This paper describes a method with correction for the sidewall effects and the evaluation of the air foil test in the two-dimensional transonic wind tunnel. Surface pressure and drag measurements on the NACA0012 airfoil were conducted in the two-dimensional wind tunnel of National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL,Japan). Using a comparison with other wind tunnel data, the wall interference effects are discussed, especially those from the sidewall. The results suggest that the Mach number of the actual flow around the airfoil is lower than the setting Mach number. The Mach number correction for the sidewall boundary-layer effects based on the similarity rule was applied to the present measurements, thereby showing that the shock positions the pressure distributions, and the minimum drag coefficients are in good agreement with both other wind tunnel results and the Navier-Stokes calculation. It is shown that this correction method and the evaluation indicates satisfactory transonic airfoil test results in the NAL two-dimensional transonic wind tunnel. 10 refs., 11 figs., 1 tab.}
place = {Japan}
year = {1991}
month = {May}
}