03.3 - Basic Fluid Dynamics and Flow Control
HYBRID LAMINAR FLOW CONTROL (HLFC) RESEARCH AT AIRCRAFT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (ARA), PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
P.W.C. Wong, IHS Markit ESDU, United Kingdom; M. Mainaš, S. Lawsonš; šARA, United Kingdom
Overview of hybrid laminar flow control research at Aircraft Research Association, current issues and future research recommendations. Key findings covered: appropriate pressure distributions; transition control methodology; single chamber variable porosity suction system and wing structural integration; transition prediction and transition zone; wind tunnel simulation methodology for full-scale Reynolds number.