Effect of ice shape fidelity on swept-wing aerodynamic performance

Stephanie C. Camello, Michael B. Bragg, Andy P. Broeren, Christopher W. Lum, Brian S. Woodard, Sam Lee

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Abstract

Low-Reynolds number testing was conducted at the 7 ft x 10 ft Walter H. Beech Memorial Wind Tunnel at Wichita State University to study the aerodynamic effects of ice shapes on a swept wing. A total of 17 ice shape configurations of varying geometric detail were tested. Simplified geometries of an ice shape may help improve current ice accretion simulation methods and therefore aircraft design, certification, and testing. For each configuration, surface pressure, force balance, and fluorescent mini-tuft data were collected and for a selected subset of configurations oil-flow visualization and wake survey data were collected. A comparison of two ice shape geometries and two configurations with simplified geometric detail for each ice shape geometry is presented in this paper.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication9th AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference, 2017
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
ISBN (Print)9781624104961
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event9th AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference, 2017 - Denver, United States
Duration: Jun 5 2017Jun 9 2017

Publication series

Name9th AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference, 2017

Conference

Conference9th AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference, 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver
Period6/5/176/9/17

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Space and Planetary Science
  • Atmospheric Science

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