An experimental investigation was conducted to measure the reverse flow within the transitional separation bubble that forms on an airfoil at low Reynolds numbers. Measurements were used to determine the effect of the reverse flow on integrated boundary-layer parameters often used to model the bubble. Velocity profile data were obtained on an NACA 663-018 airfoil at angle of attack of 12 deg and a chord Reynolds number of 140,000 using laser Doppler and single-sensor hot-wire anemometry. A new correlation is proposed based on zero velocity position, since the Schmidt (1986) correlations fail in the turbulent portion of the bubble.


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    Measurements in a separation bubble on an airfoil using laser velocimetry


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    1990-04-01



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    Miscellaneous


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    English


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