Linearized Theory of Wind-tunnel Jet-boundary Corrections and Ground Effect for Vtol-Stol Aircraft

Linearized Theory of Wind-tunnel Jet-boundary Corrections and Ground Effect for Vtol-Stol Aircraft
Author: Harry H. Heyson
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Total Pages: 286
Release: 1962
Genre: Helicopters
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Interference factors are developed as a function of the degree to which the wake is deflected downward. At large wake deflections the interference may be much greater than indicated by classical theory. Methods are given for extending the present numerical results to tests involving multielement and finite-span models. The theory can be at least partially verified by means of available data. Tables of calculated interference factors are presented in NASA Technical Notes D-933, D-934, D-935, and D-936.

Analytical Study of Ventilated Wind Tunnel Boundary Interference on V/STOL Models Including Wake Curvature and Decay Effects

Analytical Study of Ventilated Wind Tunnel Boundary Interference on V/STOL Models Including Wake Curvature and Decay Effects
Author: E. M. Kraft
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Total Pages: 74
Release: 1974
Genre: Short take-off and landing aircraft
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The wind tunnel boundary interference on a V/STOL model is calculated in a rectangular test section with solid vertical walls and ventilated (perforated or slotted) horizontal walls. The interference is found by applying the small perturbation theory of an incompressible fluid to the boundary value problem. The theory uses an image method in addition to Fourier transforms with an equivalent homogeneous boundary condition on the ventilated wall. The mathematical representation of the V/STOL model accounts for the curvature and decay of the wake. The assumption of a constant wake strength produces a paradox in that the maximum value of the interference factors increases as the initial jet velocity decreases. The most significant aspect of the analysis shows that nonlinear cross-flow effects at the tunnel boundary are important in the V/STOL case, and a quasi-linear approximation to these effects is introduced into the solution providing good agreement with experimental data.

Approximate Treatment of V/STOL Wall Interference for Closed Circular Tunnels

Approximate Treatment of V/STOL Wall Interference for Closed Circular Tunnels
Author: Harry H. Heyson
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Total Pages: 44
Release: 1971
Genre: Numerical analysis
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An approximate treatment of V/STOL wall interference in a circular tunnel indicates that the interference factors at the model for this tunnel should be of the same order of magnitude as those presently available for a square tunnel of equal cross-sectional area. There is a greater degree of uncertainty with respect to the lateral and longitudinal distributions of interference; however, the available results for the square tunnel should be reasonably close to those of the circular tunnel provided that the model is relatively small in comparison with the test section.