Wall Interference in Wind Tunnels with Slotted and Porous Boundaries at Subsonic Speeds

Wall Interference in Wind Tunnels with Slotted and Porous Boundaries at Subsonic Speeds
Author: Barrett Stone Baldwin
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Total Pages: 46
Release: 1953
Genre: Aeronautics
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Linearized compressible-flow analysis is applied to the study of wind-tunnel-wall interference for subsonic flow in either two-dimensional or circular test sections having slotted or porous walls. Expressions are developed for evaluating blockage and lift interference.

Wind Tunnel Wall Correction

Wind Tunnel Wall Correction
Author: B. F. R. Ewald
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Total Pages: 578
Release: 1998
Genre: Aerodynamics
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This report was compiled by an international team of wind tunnel wall correction experts. It presents the present state of the art in wind tunnel wall corrections with a special emphasis given to the description of modern wall correction methods based on Computational Fluid Dynamics. This AGARDograph was planned by the AGARD Fluid Dynamics Panel to be a modern sequel of the successful AGARDograph 109 "Subsonic Wind Tunnel Wall Corrections", which was published in 1966. AGARDogaph 109 is still valid and continues to be used to provide wall corrections in many wind tunnels. Nevertheless, in the thirty two years since the publication of AGARDograph 109, much work has been done on the subject, and the influence of the new tool of numerical fluid dynamics was so strong, that a sequel to AGARDograph 109 was considered to be necessary.

Global Wall Interference Correction and Control for the National Wind Tunnel Complex Transonic Test Section

Global Wall Interference Correction and Control for the National Wind Tunnel Complex Transonic Test Section
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Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
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As part of the currently postponed National Wind Tunnel Complex (NWTC) program, a computational fluid dynamic (CFD) study of a large transport configuration was performed using the AEDC chimera-overset grid XAIR Euler code. Wall porosity, porosity control for the reduction of wall interference, correction approach, and the impact of reference point selection on wall interference at transonic conditions (Mach Number 0.85) were studied. These effects were computationally investigated using a clean wing model representative of the MD-11 aircraft which spanned 80 percent of the test section width. Global wall corrections were determined by a stream tube calculation of the interference flow field. Results of these computations showed that global corrections for Mach number at the 1/4 chord, 50-percent semi-span location with angle-of-attack correction based on matching wing lift gave very low interference. Investigation of control of porosity showed that very few zones were required to achieve superior results for global corrections and for model pressure distribution. Residual blockage gradient and flow-curvature effects are shown to be treatable by very small changes in side-wall divergence angle and model geometric changes that are equivalent to shearing the coordinate system aft of the wing-fuselage juncture.

Calculation of Interference for a Porous Wall Wind Tunnel by the Method of Block Cyclic Reduction

Calculation of Interference for a Porous Wall Wind Tunnel by the Method of Block Cyclic Reduction
Author: C. F. Lo
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Total Pages: 46
Release: 1975
Genre: Aerofoils
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The lift interference was calculated for a porous wall wind tunnel by a modified method of block cyclic reduction. This efficient, numerical method has indicated its accuracy by comparison with other available analytical and approximate solutions. A scheme is introduced to search for optimum wall configurations. The lift interference computed for an NACA 64-series finite airfoil in some optimum configurations has demonstrated the achievement of minimization of interference. The effect of test section length is also examined. (Author).

Experiments for the Reduction of Wind Tunnel Wall Interference by Adaptive-Wall Technology

Experiments for the Reduction of Wind Tunnel Wall Interference by Adaptive-Wall Technology
Author: E. M. Kraft
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Total Pages: 43
Release: 1979
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Experiments were conducted in the AEDC Aerodynamic Wind Tunnel (1T) to evaluate the applicability of adaptive-wall technology to reduce wall interference in a transonic wind tunnel. Data were obtained on a six-percent-blockage, two-dimensional, NACA 0012 airfoil section with two different, adaptable porous wall configurations. One configuration featured variable longitudinal control of the local hole angle and the other featured global porosity control. The experiments demonstrated that adaptive-wall techniques could be used to significantly reduce wall interference effects. Although neither wall configuration could be adjusted to duplicate the pressure distributions (calculated at the tunnel boundary control surface with adaptive-wall technology) to produce interference-free conditions, matching the pressure level upstream of the model and minimum pressure in the vicinity of the model adequately reduced the wall interference. One of the most effective means for matching these global parameters was plenum pressure adjustment; thus, some refinement may be obtained through segmented plena control. (Author).

Wind Tunnel Wall Interference

Wind Tunnel Wall Interference
Author: E. H. Dowell
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Total Pages: 49
Release: 1978
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A progress report on two aspects of theoretical research on improved understanding and reduction of wind tunnel wall interference is given. In part I, the compliant wall concept is studied for steady, two-dimensional supersonic flow. The compliant wall is modeled as a hinged plate with a torsional spring restraint. The combinations of flow dynamic pressure, wall geometry and wall compliance which lead to minimum wall interference with the flow over a lifting airfoil are identified. In part II, an improved theoretical model for flow over and through a slotted wall is constructed. The model takes into account streamline curvature in the direction of flow as well as flow through the slot perpendicular to the direction of flow. The theoretical relationship which is obtained between pressure differential across the slot and mass flow through the slot shows both the linear and quadratic regimes observed in experiments. Quantitative agreement with existing experimental data is also encouraging. (Author).