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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2006.34.12.009

Measurement of an Unsteady Boundary Layer of an Oscillating Airfoil at a Low Reynolds Number  

Kim, Dong-Ha (한국항공대학교)
Jang, Jo-Won (한국항공대학교)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.34, no.12, 2006 , pp. 9-17 More about this Journal
Abstract
An experimental study was carried out to examine the behavior of the unsteady boundary layer. An NACA 0012 airfoil with aspect ratio of 2.7 was set vertically in a test section, which is sinusoidally pitched about the quarter chord. The oscillating amplitude is from -6$^{\circ}$ to +6$^{\circ}$ and the mean angle of attack is 0$^{\circ}$. Surface mounted probes (Glue-on probes) were employed to measure the surface flow of the boundary layer. Measurements were made at free-stream velocities of 1.98, 2.83, and 4.03m/s, and the corresponding Reynolds numbers based on the chord length were 2.3$\times$104, 3.3$\times$104 and 4.8$\times$104, respectively. The reduced frequency is fixed as 0.1 in all cases. The results show that the surface position of minimum shear stress and of boundary layer break-down can be discerned in the Reynolds number between 2.3$\times$104 and 3.3$\times$104.
Keywords
Unsteady Boundary Layer; Surface-Mounted Probe; Oscillating Airfoil; Low Reynolds Number;
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