The interaction of an oscillating airfoil and/or flap with a separating flow
| dc.contributor.advisor | Christopher, P. A. T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lang, James D. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-13T13:19:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-04-13T13:19:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1975-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | At present little is known of the dynamics of a separating and reattaching flowfield. This unsteady flow topic relates to a wide range of aerodynamic problems such as dynamic stall and contfol-sürface-buzz. An experiment was performed with the purpose of investigating the dynamics of a separated region and the effect of the region on the motion of a flap-type control surface. A NACA 0012 airfoil section was fitted with a movable spoiler and flap. Measurements were made of the unsteady, non-linear hinge-moment due to spoiler oscillation. Aerodynamic hinge-moment was also investigated with the spoiler fixed and the flap oscillated harmonically. Flap response to spoiler-induced forcing was also observed in addition to observations of coupled spoiler and flap system behavior. The coupled system exhibited limit-eyele oscillations. Flap response to spoiler-induced loading can be predicted well by use of a linear equation for flap motion which is forced by the effect of spoiler motion. The equation of motion includes attached flow values of aerodynamic damping and stiffness. A theory is developed which models separation bubble dynamics. It includes a quasi-steady model for the external shear-layer, and flow of mass within the bubble at a mean reversed-flow velocity. Pressure perturbations along the bubble are modeled also. The theory is used with the method of Beecham and Titchener in order to predict limit-cycle behavior of the coupled system. Good agreement with experimental results is achieved. The instant of instability and of growth of a laminar separation bubble at the leading-edge of an oscillating airfoil is also investigated theoretically. The beginning of dynamic stall is seen to be related to the dynamics of a separation bubble and the inviscid flowfield. The theory is applied also to a study of the phenomena of control-surface-buzz, where separation is induced by shock waves. | en_UK |
| dc.description.coursename | PhD | en_UK |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/19464 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_UK |
| dc.title | The interaction of an oscillating airfoil and/or flap with a separating flow | en_UK |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_UK |
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