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Transonic Aerodynamic Characteristics of Two Wedge Airfoil Sections Including Unsteady Flow StudiesA two-dimensional wind-tunnel investigation has been conducted on a 20-percent-thick single-wedge airfoil section. Steady-state forces and moments were determined from pressure measurements at Mach numbers from 0.70 to about 1.25. Additional information on the flows about the single wedge is provided by means of instantaneous pressure measurements at Mach numbers up to unity. Pressure distributions were also obtained on a symmetrical double-wedge or diamond-shaped profile which had the same leading-edge included angle as the single-wedge airfoil. A comparison of the data on the two profiles to provide information on the effects of the afterbody showed that with the exception of drag, the single-wedge profile proved to be aerodynamically superior to the diamond profile in all respects. The lift effectiveness of the single-wedge airfoil section far exceeded that of conventional thin airfoil sections over the speed range of the investigation. Pitching-moment irregularities, caused by negative loadings near the trailing edge, generally associated with conventional airfoils of equivalent thicknesses were not exhibited by the single-wedge profile. Moderately high pulsating pressures existing over the base of the single-wedge airfoil section were significantly reduced as the Mach number was increased beyond 0.92 and the boundaries of the dead airspace at the base of the model converged to eliminate the vortex street in the wake. Increasing the leading-edge radius from 0 to 1 percent of the chord had a minor effect on the steady-state forces and generally raised the level of pressure pulsations over the forward part of the single-wedge profile.
Document ID
19980228287
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - NASA Memorandum (MEMO)
Authors
Johnston, Patrick J. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1959
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Report/Patent Number
NASA-MEMO-4-30-59L
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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