Unsteady flow field measurements using LDV.

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Hedrick, Steven D.
Date
1987-12Advisor
Bodapati, Satyanarayana
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The primary goal of this thesis was the development of an
experimental technique, and supporting software, for the acquisition
and analysis of unsteady velocity data generated by
an oscillating airfoil. This research was in support of a
major investigation of the compressibility effects on dynamic
stall .
The experimental procedure involved schlieren flow visualization
for comparison of steady and unsteady flow fields,
and for determination of parameters for further study. Laser
Doppler velocimetry was employed for obtaining velocity data
in the airfoil wake. For unsteady data, the airfoil was
oscillated in pitch about its quarter chord.
The data analysis produced wake profile plots representing
the flow field disturbed by the airfoil. Results were
obtained for steady and unsteady conditions.
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