Water Tunnel

Name/Group
Group 08

Lab Date
02/27/2015

Report Date
3/14/2015

Course and Semester

AE512 SP15

Deliverable 1
Dynamic viscosity at 60 F is 2.344x10^-5
V = 0.1ft/s
C=1
Density of water 62.37 lb/ft^3
Re = 266,083
Deliverable 2
The sweep angle of the leading edge is 12 degrees.
Deliverable 3

Plot Burst at Yaw of 0

12

Burst Location (inches)

10
8
6
4
2
0
0

10

-2

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

AoA (Degrees)

Yaw = 0
Alpha Burst Location
0
0
10
0
20
11.25
30
7
40
5.5
This indicates that the location was not located on the body of the model
Deliverable 4

AE512 Experimental Methods in Aerodynamics

pg. 1

Windward
10

Burst Location (inches)

8
6
Yaw = 10

Yaw = 20

2
0
0

10

20

-2

30

40

50

AoA (Degrees)

Windward
Yaw = 10
Yaw = 20
Burst Location
Alpha Burst Location
0
0
0
10
0
0
20
9
8
30
5
4
40
3.5

Alpha
0
10
20
30
40

Deliverable 5

Leeward
12

Burst Location (inches)

10

8
6
Yaw = 10
4

Yaw = 20

2
0

0
-2

10

20

30

40

50

AoA (Degrees)

Leeward
Alpha

Yaw = 10
Burst Location Alpha
0
0
10
0
20
0
30
0
40
10

Yaw = 20
Burst Location
0
0
10
0
20
0
30
4
40
0

AE512 Experimental Methods in Aerodynamics

pg. 2

Deliverable 6
Vortices generate low pressure areas on the wing which increase the drag associated with the vortices and so with this in mind
the idea is that you want to limit vortices and try to extend it beyond the model in order to get better drag. The vortices can
also affect stability because as one side is at constant pressure the other side of the wing would have lower pressure making
the airplane unstable.
Deliverable 7
Based on our data one obvious way of reducing the vortices would be to operate at lower angles of attack albeit its
unavoidable at takeoff. Another solution would be to increase/decrease the sweep angle trying to find the sweet spot in terms
vortex burst locations.

References
none

AE512 Experimental Methods in Aerodynamics

pg. 3