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Transition Location Effect on Shock Wave Boundary Layer Interaction

Objective

Vision-2020, whose objectives include the reduction of emissions and a more effective transport systems, puts severe demands on aircraft velocity and weight. These require an increased load on wings and aero-engine components. The greening of air transport systems means a reduction of drag and losses, which can be obtained by keeping laminar boundary layers on external and internal airplane parts. Increased loads make supersonic flow velocities more prevalent and are inherently connected to the appearance of shock waves, which in turn may interact with a laminar boundary layer. Such an interaction can quickly cause flow separation, which is highly detrimental to aircraft performance, and poses a threat to safety. In order to diminish the shock induced separation, the boundary layer at the point of interaction should be turbulent.
The main objective of the TFAST project is to study the effect of transition location on the structure of interaction. The main question is how close the induced transition may be to the shock wave while still maintaining a typical turbulent character of interaction.
The main study cases - shock waves on wings/profiles, turbine and compressor blades and supersonic intake flows - will help to answer open questions posed by the aeronautics industry and to tackle more complex applications. In addition to basic flow configurations, transition control methods (stream-wise vortex generators and electro-hydrodynamic actuators) will be investigated for controlling transition location, interaction induced separation and inherent flow unsteadiness. TFAST for the first time will provide a characterization and selection of appropriate flow control methods for transition induction as well as physical models of these devices.
Emphasis will be placed on closely coupled experiments and numerical investigations to overcome weaknesses in both approaches.

Call for proposal

FP7-AAT-2010-RTD-1
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INSTYTUT MASZYN PRZEPLYWOWYCH IM ROBERTA SZEWALSKIEGO POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK - IMP PAN
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Ul. Fiszera 14
80-231 Gdansk
Poland

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Jacek Kordus (Mr.)
EU contribution
€ 258 428

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ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
Germany
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€ 97 000
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Eschenweg 11
15827 Blankenfelde-mahlow

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Arne Sturm
DASSAULT AVIATION
France
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€ 118 200
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9 Rond Point Champs-elysees-marcel Dassault
75008 Paris

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Claire Lallemand (Ms.)
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
France
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€ 157 775
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Rue Michel Ange 3
75794 Paris

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Béatrice Saint-Cricq (Ms.)
OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES
France
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€ 422 750
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Chemin De La Huniere
91120 Palaiseau

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Vincent Brochier (Mr.)
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV
Germany
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€ 703 900
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Linder Hohe
51147 Koln

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Alexander Hergt (Mr.)
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS BELGIUM
Belgium
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€ 303 825
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Chaussee De La Hulpe 187-189
1170 Bruxelles

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Charles Hirsch (Prof.)
SIEC BADAWCZA LUKASIEWICZ-INSTYTUTLOTNICTWA
Poland
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€ 205 850
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Ul. Al Krakowska 110/114
02 256 Warszawa

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Jerzy żółtak (Dr.)
SA KHRISTIANOVICH INSTITUTE OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS OF SIBERIAN BRANCH OF RUSSIAN ACADEMY OFSCIENCE*ITAM OF SB RAS
Russia
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€ 232 900
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Institutskaya 4/1
630090 Novosibirsk

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Anatoly Maslov (Prof.)
THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
United Kingdom
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€ 152 800
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Trinity Lane The Old Schools
CB2 1TN Cambridge

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Renata Schaeffer (Ms.)
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT
Netherlands
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€ 204 300
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Stevinweg 1
2628 CN Delft

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Martin Hoekstra (Mr.)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
United Kingdom
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€ 148 900
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Highfield
SO17 1BJ Southampton

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Yan Qiao (Ms.)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA
Italy
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€ 232 500
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Piazzale Aldo Moro 5
00185 Roma

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Giuseppina Angeloni (Dr.)
THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
United Kingdom
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€ 124 187
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Brownlow Hill 765 Foundation Building
L69 7ZX Liverpool

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Cherie Judge (Ms.)
INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE TOULOUSE
France
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€ 161 300
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Allee Emile Monso 6
31029 Toulouse Cedex 4

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Christophe Haunold (Dr.)
THE PODGORNY INSTITUTE FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROBLEMS OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE OF UKRAINE

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Ukraine
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€ 43 175
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Pozharsky Str 2/10
61046 Kharkiv
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Viktoriya Kravtsova (Ms.)