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The Lift of Thin Airfoils at High-Subsonic Speeds

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Willmarth, William Walter (1954) The Lift of Thin Airfoils at High-Subsonic Speeds. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/DFFC-8041. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01222004-114509

Abstract

Experimental results are presented for the lift characteristics of thin, two-dimensional airfoils at high-subsonic speeds and small angles of attack. Symmetrical airfoils with different locations of maximum thickness were investigated using a surface pressure probe technique which should find use in other applications. The flow fields over each airfoil are discussed and the quantitative results for the lift and location of the center of lift are compared with theory whenever possible. The effects of flow separation caused by boundary-layer shock-wave interaction are noted and discussed. In particular, the possibility of the forced oscillation of control surfaces due to boundary layer separation is mentioned.

Item Type:Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Subject Keywords:(Aeronautics and Physics)
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Engineering and Applied Science
Major Option:Aeronautics
Minor Option:Physics
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Liepmann, Hans Wolfgang (advisor)
  • Cole, Julian D. (advisor)
Group:GALCIT
Thesis Committee:
  • Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:1 January 1954
Record Number:CaltechETD:etd-01222004-114509
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01222004-114509
DOI:10.7907/DFFC-8041
Default Usage Policy:No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided.
ID Code:272
Collection:CaltechTHESIS
Deposited By: Imported from ETD-db
Deposited On:28 Jan 2004
Last Modified:13 Jun 2023 23:38

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