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General Information : Objectives and content
This Eurowake program ("Vortex formation") comprise both experimental
and theoretical
Is intended to treat the early stages of the vor- studies.
tex wake. Aimed at investigating the formation
process of a commercial aircraft wake, the The following
topics will be addressed:
overall goal is to enhance flight safety. Flowfield surveying Any lift-generating
wing produces vorticity Parameters affecting roll-up along its traillng-edges
which is particularly
distinct where steep gradients in the aerodyna- Mutual vortex interaction
effects
mic load distribution exist. This is the case at
the wing tip, but even more so at the outer ed- Size effects ge of the
trailing-edge flap if the aircraft is in Computational fluid imaging (CFI)
the landing configuration.
CFD modelling
A wake represents a highly unstable flow
structure which, in the near field, rolls up to Existing wind tunnel models
will be employ
become a pair of counter-rotating vortices. ed representing high-lift configurations
of ac
The formation process, like most of the other tual aircraft, such as A300,
A310, A320.
phenomena occuring in the wake, due to its Experimental investigations
will be supported
complexity and extension in space and time, by numerical studies. still
is poorly understood.
The database generated will, for the first ti
ln order to provide a more comprehensive me, enable the European aircraft
industry to
understanding of the fundamentals of the for- quantify the complex flowfield
at distances of
mation process, a number of carefully selec- the order of eight wing spans
behind the air
ted investigations is planned which will craft.
Start Date : 01-Apr-1996
End Date : 31-Mar-1999
Duration : 36 months
Project Status : Execution
Programme Type : 4th FWP (Fourth Framework Programme)
Programme Acronym :
BRITE/EURAM
3
Subprogramme Area : TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEANS OF TRANSPORT - Aeronautics
Project Reference : BRPR960160
| Prime Contractor |
| Organisation : Daimler-Benz Aerospace Airbus GmbH |
| Organisation Type : Industry |
| Department : Department Aerodynamic Design |
Address : 1-5 Hünefeldstraße
Postfach 107845 |
| Postcode : 28183 |
| City : Bremen |
Region: BREMEN
Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt |
| Country : GERMANY |
Contact Person : Name: HUENECKE, Klaus
Tel: +49-421-5382649
Fax: +49-421-5382267
Email: h.huenecke@airbus.da |
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| Other Contractors |
| Organisation Name : University of Cambridge |
| Organisation Type : Education |
| Contact Person : GRAHAM, William Richard |
| Department : Department of Engineering |
| Address : Trumpington Street |
| City : Cambridge |
Region : EAST ANGLIA
Cambridgeshire |
| Org. Country : UNITED KINGDOM |
| Post Code : CB2 1PZ |
| Telephone : +44-1223-332634 |
| Fax : +44-1223-332662 |
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| Organisation Name : British Aerospace Airbus Ltd |
| Organisation Type : Industry |
| Contact Person : HAINES DOE, Roger |
Address : Filton House
Filton
PO Box 77 |
| City : Bristol |
Region : SOUTH WEST (UK)
AVON, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, WILTSHIRE
Avon |
| Org. Country : UNITED KINGDOM |
| Post Code : BS99 7AR |
| Telephone : +44-117-9364230 |
| Fax : +44-117-9365161 |
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| Organisation Name : Centre Européen de Recherche et de
Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique (CERFACS) |
| Organisation Type : Research |
| Contact Person : SCHONFELD, Thilo |
| Address : 42 Avenue Gustave Coriolis |
| City : Toulouse |
Region : SUD-OUEST
MIDI-PYRÉNÉES
Haute-Garonne |
| Org. Country : FRANCE |
| Post Code : 31057 |
| Telephone : +33-611930 |
| Fax : +33-61193000 |
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| Organisation Name : Instituto Superior Técnico |
| Organisation Type : Education |
| Contact Person : PEREIRA, J.C.F. |
| Department : Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica |
| Address : 1 Avenida Rovisco Pais |
| City : Lisboa |
Region : CONTINENTE
LISBOA E VALE DO TEJO
Grande Lisboa |
| Org. Country : PORTUGAL |
| Post Code : 1096 |
| Telephone : +351-1-8495216 |
| Fax : +351-1-8495241 |
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| Organisation Name : Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches
Aérospatiales |
| Organisation Type : Non Commercial |
| Contact Person : JACQUIN, L. |
| Department : Direction de l'Aérodynamique |
| Address : 29 Avenue de la Division Leclerc |
| City : Châtillon |
Region : ÎLE DE FRANCE
Hauts-de-Seine |
| Org. Country : FRANCE |
| Post Code : 92322 |
| Telephone : +33-1-46235173 |
| Fax : +33-1-46235061 |
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| Organisation Name : University College Galway |
| Organisation Type : Education |
| Contact Person : EATON, John |
| Department : Aerospace Research Unit |
| City : Galway |
| Region : West |
| Org. Country : IRELAND |
| Post Code : 90 |
| Telephone : +353-91-24411 |
| Fax : +353-91-750503 |
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| Organisation Name : Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
e.V. |
| Organisation Type : Non Commercial |
| Contact Person : STUFF, R. |
| Department : Institut für Strömungsmechanik |
| Address : 10 Bunsenstraße |
| City : Göttingen |
Region : NIEDERSACHSEN
BRAUNSCHWEIG
Göttingen |
| Org. Country : GERMANY |
| Post Code : 37073 |
| Telephone : +49-551-7092865 |
| Fax : +49-551-7092830 |
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| Organisation Name : Stichting Duits Nederlandse Windtunnel |
| Organisation Type : Research |
Address : 31 Voorsterweg
PO Box 175 |
| City : Marknesse - Emmeloord |
Region : OOST-NEDERLAND
OVERIJSSEL
Noord-Overijssel |
| Org. Country : NETHERLANDS |
| Post Code : 8300 AD |
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| Organisation Name : Secretary of State for Defence - Ministry
of Defence |
| Organisation Type : Non Commercial |
| Contact Person : COLMAN, Stephen Francis |
Department : Low Speed and Basic Aerodynamics Department - Air
Systems Sector
Defence Evaluation and Research Agency |
| City : Farnborough - Hampshire |
Region : SOUTH EAST (UK)
HAMPSHIRE, ISLE OF WIGHT
Hampshire |
| Org. Country : UNITED KINGDOM |
| Post Code : GU14 6TD |
| Telephone : +44-1252-395378 |
| Fax : +44-1252-395275 |
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| Organisation Name : AEROSPATIALE - Société Nationale
Industrielle |
| Organisation Type : Industry |
| Contact Person : DEGEILH, Jean-Jacques |
Department : Aerodynamics Department
Division Avions |
| Address : 316 Route de Bayonne |
| City : Toulouse |
Region : SUD-OUEST
MIDI-PYRÉNÉES
Haute-Garonne |
| Org. Country : FRANCE |
| Post Code : 31060 |
| Telephone : +33-61939538 |
| Fax : +33-61939980 |
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