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A. V. Murthy
Bio: A. V. Murthy is an academic researcher from Old Dominion University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Transonic & Airfoil. The author has co-authored 1 publications.
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01 Jan 1987
TL;DR: In this paper, a simplified fourwall interference assessment method has been described, and a computer program developed to facilitate correction of the airfoil data obtained in the Langley 0.3m Transonic Cryogenic Tunnel (TCT).
Abstract: A simplified fourwall interference assessment method has been described, and a computer program developed to facilitate correction of the airfoil data obtained in the Langley 0.3-m Transonic Cryogenic Tunnel (TCT). The procedure adopted is to first apply a blockage correction due to sidewall boundary-layer effects by various methods. The sidewall boundary-layer corrected data are then used to calculate the top and bottom wall interference effects by the method of Capallier, Chevallier and Bouinol, using the measured wall pressure distribution and the model force coefficients. The interference corrections obtained by the present method have been compared with other methods and found to give good agreement for the experimental data obtained in the TCT with slotted top and bottom walls.