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Pulsating flow over an ellipse at an angle of attack

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

D. S. Mathioulakis  and
D. P. Telionis
D. S. Mathioulakis
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Science & Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA 20461, USA
D. P. Telionis
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Science & Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA 20461, USA
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Abstract

Two-component LDV measurements are obtained over an ellipse at an angle of attack. Detailed information is provided for the stagnation region, the two separation regions and the two free shear layers. Steady and unsteady flow measurements are presented. Periodic disturbances in the oncoming stream are introduced and ensemble-averaged unsteady data are obtained. An integral picture of laminar flow over a lifting body with no sharp edges is thus presented, which is readily available for comparison with asymptotic or numerical calculations.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 201 , April 1989 , pp. 99 - 121
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© 1989 Cambridge University Press

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