Liquid anti-contamination systems for hybrid laminar flow control aircraft - A review of the critical issues and important experimental results

T. M. Young, B. Humphreys

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Abstract

Contamination of the aircraft leading edges by insects and other airborne particles is a major operational concern for the implementation of hybrid laminar flow control (HLFC) - an active drag reduction technique, which has the potential to produce significant fuel savings for airliners. A review of the critical issues is provided, encompassing the transition mechanism, insect distributions and concepts for contamination mitigation. The use of liquid/foam-based systems has proved to be very successful, as is evident in the review of experimental work.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)267-277
Number of pages11
JournalProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume218
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004

Keywords

  • De-icing systems
  • Insect contamination
  • Laminar flow control (LFC)

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