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Flow Separation in an Aerofoil Cascade

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

B. R. Clayton
Affiliation:
Geoffrey Woods, Ltd, Colchester
B. S. Massey
Affiliation:
Mechanical Engineering Department, University College London

Summary

The pattern of flow at low Reynolds Numbers about an aerofoil in a cascade has been illustrated by the hydrogen-bubble flow-visualisation technique. The method has also been adapted tor the accurate experimental determination of the position of boundary-layer separation. Results of the investigation are presented graphically together with photographs showing the general behaviour of the flow in the wake.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1967

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