A wind tunnel rig to study the external fan cowl separation experienced by compact nacelles in windmilling scenarios

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dc.contributor.authorSabnis, Kshitij
dc.contributor.authorBabinsky, Holger
dc.contributor.authorBoscagli, Luca
dc.contributor.authorSwarthout, Avery
dc.contributor.authorTejero, Fernando
dc.contributor.authorMacManus, David
dc.contributor.authorSheaf, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-05T13:25:15Z
dc.date.available2023-03-05T13:25:15Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-19
dc.description.abstractUltra high-bypass ratio aircraft engines adopt slim fan cowl profiles which are sensitive to separation on their external surfaces under diversion windmilling conditions, when engine shutdown occurs during cruise. A two-dimensional wind tunnel rig is developed to investigate the separation mechanisms experienced by aero-engine nacelles in such scenarios to establish the detailed aerodynamics. The tunnel flow field with entry Mach number 0.65 broadly replicates the expected diversion windmilling flow behaviour for a full-scale nacelle, featuring a supersonic region which terminates in a normal shock wave on the external fan cowl surface. For the three conditions investigated, which relate to different engine mass-flow rates, the response of the boundary layer in this region progresses from remaining fully attached through to well-established separation. However, the rig Reynolds number based on nacelle lip thickness is about 1.2 million, roughly one-third of full scale, resulting in a transitional rather than turbulent shock-boundary-layer interaction. Nevertheless, simple simulations correctly predict the wind tunnel flow field, except for the precise boundary-layer response to normal shock waves, and so experimental data from the rig can be used to validate relevant computational methods.en_UK
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Union funding: 101007598en_UK
dc.identifier.citationSabnis K, Babinsky H, Boscagli L, et al., (2023) A wind tunnel rig to study the external fan cowl separation experienced by compact nacelles in windmilling scenarios. In: AIAA SciTech Forum 2023, 23-27 January 2023, National Harbor, Maryland, USAen_UK
dc.identifier.eisbn978-1-62410-699-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-1942
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/19260
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherAIAAen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.titleA wind tunnel rig to study the external fan cowl separation experienced by compact nacelles in windmilling scenariosen_UK
dc.typeConference paperen_UK

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