1 Model Testing and Drag Reduction Technique Asi Bunyajitradulya (ABJ) 2145-392 Aerospace Engineering Laboratory II
Dec 30, 2015
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Model Testing and Drag Reduction Technique
Asi Bunyajitradulya (ABJ)
2145-392 Aerospace Engineering Laboratory II
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In the design and development of engineering equipment:
Need certain data,
Not economical to build and test a life-size equipment right from the beginning,
Computer-Aided-Design/Engineering (CAD/CAE) helps in the initial design stage,
but it still requires verification from the testing.
Motivation
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Have you ever wonder?
From http://www.windtunnels.arc.nasa.gov/pics/12FT/12t2 From http://www.boeing.com
Model testing
Lift ~ O(100 N)
Real thing
Lift ~ O(100 tons)
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Have you ever wonder how we can do that?
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How can we estimate the performance (e.g., lift and drag) of a life-size prototype with
the testing of a scaled model?
What underlying principle allows us to test a scaled-model and use the resulting data
to estimate the performance of a life-size prototype?
Dimensional analysis
Buckingham’s PI Theorem
Similarity
Background
Model Testing
Flow Visualization of Flow Past Delta Wing in A Wind Tunnel
Flow Visualization of Flow Past Delta Wing in A Wind Tunnel
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Lift and Drag, and Cl and Cd of An Airfoil,Dimensional Analysis and Model Testing
Drag and Drag Reduction Technique
From Van Dyke, M., 1982, An Album of Fluid Motion, Parabolic Press, Stanford.
Drag and Drag Reduction Technique
From Van Dyke, M., 1982, An Album of Fluid Motion, Parabolic Press, Stanford.
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Objectives
Investigate a drag reduction technique: e.g., trip wire technique
More specifically
Objective functional form:
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