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Aerodynamic Characterization of a Thin, High-Performance Airfoil for Use in Ground Fluids TestingThe FAA has worked with Transport Canada and others to develop allowance times for aircraft operating in ice-pellet precipitation. Wind-tunnel testing has been carried out to better understand the flowoff characteristics and resulting aerodynamic effects of anti-icing fluids contaminated with ice pellets using a thin, high-performance wing section at the National Research Council of Canada Propulsion and Icing Wind Tunnel. The objective of this paper is to characterize the aerodynamic behavior of this wing section in order to better understand the adverse aerodynamic effects of anti-icing fluids and ice-pellet contamination. Aerodynamic performance data, boundary-layer surveys and flow visualization were conducted at a Reynolds number of approximately 6.0 x 10(exp 6) and a Mach number of 0.12. The clean, baseline model exhibited leading-edge stall characteristics including a leading-edge laminar separation bubble and minimal or no separation on the trailing edge of the main element or flap. These results were consistent with expected 2-D aerodynamics and showed no anomalies that could adversely affect the evaluation of anti-icing fluids and ice-pellet contamination on the wing. Tests conducted with roughness and leading-edge flow disturbances helped to explain the aerodynamic impact of the anti-icing fluids and contamination. The stalling characteristics of the wing section with fluid and contamination appear to be driven at least partially by the effects of a secondary wave of fluid that forms near the leading edge as the wing is rotated in the simulated takeoff profile. These results have provided a much more complete understanding of the adverse aerodynamic effects of anti-icing fluids and ice-pellet contamination on this wing section. This is important since these results are used, in part, to develop the ice-pellet allowance times that are applicable to many different airplanes.
Document ID
20150002471
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Broeren, Andy P. (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Lee, Sam (Vantage Partners, LLC Brook Park, OH, United States)
Clark, Catherine (National Research Council of Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Date Acquired
March 5, 2015
Publication Date
June 24, 2013
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
GRC-E-DAA-TN9725
AIAA-2013-2933
E-18751
Meeting Information
Meeting: Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: June 24, 2013
End Date: June 27, 2013
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 648987.02.03.03.10
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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