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Title
Leading Edge Geometry Effects on Pressure Drag and Pressure Thrust for Various Wing Geometries
Description
The purpose of this paper is to discover what geometric characteristics of a wing and airfoil help to maximize leading edge suction through experimental testing. Three different stages of testing were conducted: a Proof of Concept, a Primary Experiment, and a Secondary Experiment. The Proof of Concept shows the effects of leading edge suction and the benefits it can posses. The Primary Experiment provided inconclusive data due to inaccuracies in the equipment. As a result, the Secondary Experiment was conducted in order to reduce the error effect as much as possible on the data. Unfortunately the Secondary Experiment provided inaccurate data as well. However, this paper does provide enough evidence to begin to question some of the long held beliefs regarding theoretical induced drag and whether it is true under all circumstances, or if it is only a good approximation for airfoils with full leading-edge suction effects.
Date Created
2017-05
Contributors
- Morrow, Martin (Author)
- Takahashi, Timothy (Thesis director)
- Middleton, James (Committee member)
- School for the Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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Extent
22 pages
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Series
Academic Year 2016-2017
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.43634
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minimal
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