Experimental investigation of the 2-D flow field associated with bleed flows

Abstract

Wind tunnel experiments were conducted on a series of two-dimensional perforated plates normal to an air stream to study the characteristics of unsteady wake pressures and to ascertain the parameters amongst which a certain level of correlation can be established. The velocity ranged from 5 m/s to 15 m/s in the present study. The pressure field gets significantly modified as the perforation level increases. The present study is concerned with three plates with perforation level of 0%, 25% and 35%. There appears to be a correlation between the maximum normalized value of the RMS pressure fluctuation levels, base pressure and the perforation level of the normal plate.