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Experimental TRansonic Investigations On Laminar flow and Load Alleviation

Project

ETRIOLLA - Experimental TRansonic Investigations On Laminar flow and Load Alleviation


Funding origin:
European
European Union
STRIA Roadmaps:
Vehicle design and manufacturing (VDM)
Vehicle design and manufacturing
Transport mode:
Airborne
Airbone
Transport sectors:
Passenger transport
Passenger transport
Freight transport
Freight transport
Duration:
Start date: 01/01/2013,
End date: 01/12/2016

Status: Finished
Funding details:
Total cost:
€4 232 360
EU Contribution:
€3 174 270

Overview

Objectives:

The proposal tackled the CfP JTI-CS-2012-1-GRA-02-019. Within the project a Wind-Tunnel-Model was designed, built and tested that is capable of being tested with two main purposes:

  • access the extend of laminarity on the wing;
  • evaluate the performance of LC&A system in the trailing edge of the wing.

In order to do this, the project tackled different points:

  • a model design was performed that creates a wind-tunnel model with an elastic behaviour comparable to the full-scale wing. This model was as big as possible, although fulfilling all specifications in terms of wind-tunnel restrictions (size, maximum force) in order to allow a hig Reynolds-Number and therefore allow to assess the laminar extend on the wing during the tests in a way that the results are comparable to the full-scale tests.
  • a first possible LC&A solution which is input to the project was evaluated and optimised and compared with a solution, that was newly designed and optimised LC&A within the project. The best solution was scaled down to model scale and implemented into the model.

Within the test's step/ gaps and contaminates were introduced to the model in order to evaluate the stability of the laminar behaviour of the wing with respect to this parameters. In the second test-phase the LC&A devices were used in order to modify the load-distribution on the wing. Before testing the model-wing a ground-vibration test was performed in order to show that the model can be operated safely in the wind-tunnel.

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