A History of Suction-Type Laminar-Flow Control with Emphasis on Flight Research (Paperback)

Laminar-flow control is an area of aeronautical research that has a long history at NASA's Langley Research Center, Dryden Flight Research Center, their predecessor organizations, and elsewhere. In this monograph, Albert L. Braslow, who spent much of his career at Langley working with this research, presents a history of that portion of laminar-flow technology known as active laminar-flow control, which employs suction of a small quantity of air through airplane surfaces. This important technique offers the potential for significant reduction in drag and, thereby, for large increases in range or reductions in fuel usage for aircraft. For transport aircraft, the reductions in fuel consumed as a result of laminar-flow control may equal 30 percent of present consumption. Given such potential, it is obvious that active laminar-flow control with suction is an important technology. In this study, the author covers the early history of the subject and brings the story all the way to the mid-1990s with an emphasis on flight research, much of which occurred at Dryden.

General

Imprint:	Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	NASA History
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	November 2013
Authors:	Albert L. Braslow • National Aeronautics and Administration
Dimensions:	280 x 216 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	86
ISBN-13:	978-1-4937-9432-4
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Geographical discovery & exploration
LSN:	1-4937-9432-9
Barcode:	9781493794324

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