Journal Article

Investigation of the pressure distribution and transition point over a swept wing

Ghorbanian, K, Soltani, M R, Masdari, M

2011

Overview

A series of wind tunnel tests are performed to examine the flow field over a swept wing under various conditions. The wing has a laminar flow airfoil section, similar to those of the NACA 6-series. Static pressure distributions over the upper surface of the wing, in both chordwise and spanwise directions, are measured at different angles of attack. The data are employed to predict the transition point at each chordwise section. The skewness parameter of the pressure data shows that this factor drops to zero in the transition region. A comparison of the calculated transition point on the wing surface with that obtained from the 2D computational method shows reasonable agreement over a portion of the model. The power spectral density calculated from the total pressure data of the boundary layer, over the wing surface, at several locations shows the instability modes.

• Publisher: Sharif University of Technology
• Subject: Mechanical engineering / Pressure distribution / Wind tunnels