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A Note on the Causes of Thin Aerofoil Stall

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

T. W. F. Moore
T. W. F. Moore*
Affiliation:
formerly Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Southampton, now , Guided Weapon Department, Bristol Aircraft Ltd.
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Recent Researches have led to some possible explanations for thin aerofoil stalling behaviour. Apart from the Owen Klanfer criterion these are the reverse flow breakdown hypothesis of McGregor and Wallis's turbulent separation theory.

This note describes simple theoretical boundary layer calculations which indicate the feasibility of Wallis's hypothesis. In addition the results of some experiments on a thin two-dimensional aerofoil with various leading edge configurations with Reynolds number, based on model chord, of 1.8 million and 1 million support either of these hypotheses, depending on the leading edge configuration. It is concluded that thin aerofoil stall can occur broadly, through either of the suggested mechanisms, depending on conditions in the nose region.

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Technical Notes
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 63 , Issue 588 , December 1959 , pp. 724 - 730
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1959

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