A method of reducing the drag of transport wings

James Alderman, Stephen Rolston, Michael Gaster, Chris Atkin

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Abstract

The paper describes research work that has been carried out to reduce the viscous drag of transport aircraft wings by controlling the turbulent contamination on the attachment line. Laminar leading edges will reduce the boundary layer thickness downstream and thus reduce drag. This scenario was postulated by M. Gaster in a paper presented to the AIAA Seattle conference in 2008. The effect of maintaining a laminar attachment line on the overall flow on a wing has been modeled and drag reductions calculated. These values are compared with wind tunnel measurements of viscous drag of a wing with both laminar and turbulent attachment lines.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication34th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA)
ISBN (Print)9781624104374
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jun 2016
Event34th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2016 - Washington, United States
Duration: 13 Jun 201617 Jun 2016

Publication series

Name34th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Conference

Conference34th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington
Period13/06/1617/06/16

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