Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Wind Tunnel Technology Center, Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Wind Tunnel Technology Center, Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Wind Tunnel Technology Center, Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Wind Tunnel Technology Center, Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics
This study developed procedures to measure the boundary layer transition on a metallic aircraft model in a typical large-scale low-speed wind tunnel. At the JAXA 6.5 m x 5.5 m low-speed wind tunnel (LWT1), the boundary layer on the left wing of the ONERA model was investigated using two quantitative methods (Preston Tube and Hotfilm Sensor) and also two visualizing methods (temperature-sensitive Liquid Crystal, Infrared Camera). In the course of the experiments a technique for investigating transition points was developed, which is presented here.