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An Experimental Investigation of a Low-Speed Circulation-Controlled Aerofoil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

R. J. Kind  and
D. J. Maull
R. J. Kind
Affiliation:
Engineering Department, Cambridge University
D. J. Maull
Affiliation:
Engineering Department, Cambridge University
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Summary

Experiments performed on a low-speed circulation-controlled aerofoil are described. The aerofoil was of elliptic section with the circulation controlled by means of a jet blowing around the blunt trailing edge. Results for the lift, drag and pitching moment on the aerofoil are presented as functions of the blowing momentum coefficient and the angle of incidence. The results are for a two-dimensional aerofoil. Possible applications of this type of aerofoil are briefly discussed.

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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , May 1968 , pp. 170 - 182
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1968

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