Abstract
Abstract : A straight wing having an NACA 0015 cross section and rectangular planform was attached to a circular splitter plate. This configuration was pitched at a constant rate to angles exceeding the static stall angel. The unsteady, vortex-dominated flow that developed over the wing and splitter plate was characterized in detail using surface pressure measurements and flow visualization. Both types of data showed that the leading-edge vortex underwent profound three-dimensional alterations to cross section and convection over the entire wing span. These changes in leading-edge vortex structure and kinematics were correlated with prominent spanwise variations in force coefficients. When appropriately dissected, visualization results and pressure data suggested physical mechanisms to account for these three-dimensional variations in unsteady forces and surface pressures.
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