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PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:48 pm    Post subject: Vortex Generators Reply with quote

Galin, What is the URL for your web page?  I am trying to understand the VGs. Larry
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 8:54 am    Post subject: Vortex Generators Reply with quote

Scott;

My web page is: www.puertoricoflyer.com

But to get a good understanding of the VG's go to: www.stolspeed.com

They know more about VG's than I ever will.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:05 pm    Post subject: Vortex Generators Reply with quote

Larry;

Since a picture is worth 1000 words, here is a link to photo's of the VG installation on my web page. I hope this helps.

http://puertoricoflyer.com/cgi-bin/photoalbum/view_photo/2529251

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[quote] Galin,  What is the URL for your web page?  I am trying to understand the VGs.   Larry
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:55 pm    Post subject: Vortex Generators Reply with quote

1/1/2010

Hello Larry, Also see:

http://www.avweb.com/news/reviews/182564-1.html

for an explanation of how VG's work aerodynamically.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 8:32 pm    Post subject: Vortex Generators Reply with quote

Thanks OC, I understand the principle but was not comprehending the use on
the bottom of the tail. Galen's pictures explained the placement. It looks
like the VGs are about 2/3s of the way back just a bit in front of the
elevator hinge line. I am still puzzled about how disrupting the boundary
layer flow across the bottom of the horizontal stab solves the problem.
Apparently, the VGs are stabilizing the unstable air that is reaching the
tail. Do you have a better explanation? I guess whatever works is fine.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:34 am    Post subject: Vortex Generators Reply with quote

Larry;

Think of the elevator as an "upside down" wing. It is pulls the tail down keeping the nose up. That way if you loose "upside down" lift on the elevator, the nose drops, proper airflow is re-established and the airplane flys again.

That's why the VG's are placed on the bottom of the elevator, which is the "top" of the airfoil.

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Thanks OC,  I understand the principle but was not comprehending the use on the bottom of the tail.  Galen's pictures explained the placement.  It looks like the VGs are about 2/3s of the way back just a bit  in front of the elevator hinge line.  I am still puzzled about how disrupting the boundary layer flow across the bottom of the horizontal stab solves the problem. Apparently, the VGs are stabilizing the unstable air that is reaching the tail.  Do you have a better explanation?  I guess whatever works is fine.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 10:24 am    Post subject: Vortex Generators Reply with quote

Hi Larry,

I think I understand your question...

The goal is to get the airflow to follow the contour of the surface, to stay 'attached'. When the boundry layer 'separates' it causes a lot of turbluence and a huge amount of drag.

The large scale vortex caused by the VGs causes some drag, but the vortex is very good at keeping the airflow following a highly curved surface or a surface with a sudden break as in an elevator at large deflection.

Scott

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Thanks OC, I understand the principle but was not comprehending the use on
the bottom of the tail. Galen's pictures explained the placement. It looks
like the VGs are about 2/3s of the way back just a bit in front of the
elevator hinge line. I am still puzzled about how disrupting the boundary
layer flow across the bottom of the horizontal stab solves the problem.
Apparently, the VGs are stabilizing the unstable air that is reaching the
tail. Do you have a better explanation? I guess whatever works is fine.
Larry
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 10:42 am    Post subject: Vortex Generators Reply with quote

Gents,

With the VGs fitted has anyone recorded any reduction in cruising speed or control flutter close to VNE?

John
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 12:13 pm    Post subject: Vortex Generators Reply with quote



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 12:13 pm    Post subject: Vortex Generators Reply with quote

No, Kent
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:25 pm    Post subject: Vortex Generators Reply with quote

Kent;

I have not experienced any of those, but have not flown near Vne yet.

Galin
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 2:18 pm    Post subject: Vortex Generators Reply with quote

1/2/2010

Hello Larry, You wrote:

1) "I understand the principle but was not comprehending the use on the
bottom of the tail."

You have gotten excellent responses to this question from both Galin and
Scott -- I don't think that I could add much in that arena.

2) "Apparently, the VGs are stabilizing the unstable air that is reaching
the tail. Do you have a better explanation?"

Unstable air (commonly called a burble in the aerodynamics lexicon) is
indeed a problem for pitch control at high angles of attack for the KIS
TR-1. But the burble that is creating this problem is being caused by the
pinched in area in the wing to fuselage juncture. When a major air
detachment (burble) is created by this pinched in area and the burble then
flows aft to the horizontal tail surfaces while the pilot is attempting to
hold a very precise nose attitude during the landing flare the resulting
disturbance can be a sudden change in pitch attitude, usually nose down.

Three ways that can be used to help alleviate this particular burble problem
are:

A) Carry or add a little engine power above idle so that a more positive and
continuous airflow is generated in that wing to fuselage junction.

B) Make a larger fillet / fairing in that wing to fuselage junction as
Julian Bone did to help the air flow stay detached better.

C) Put a small strake or vortex generator on the fuselage just forward of
the upper surface of the wing to put some higher energy air into that wing
to fuselage juncture. You can see examples of this technique on the later
models of the Cirrus SR-22 airplane, on some of the RV-8 home built
airplanes, and in a picture on this website labelled "Nacelle strakes bolt
on".

http://www.avweb.com/news/reviews/182564-1.html

3) "I guess whatever works is fine."

I think that everything works a little bit better with understanding.

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 4:39 pm    Post subject: Vortex Generators Reply with quote

It sez on page three of the sales booklet, you should expect no changes in high speed performance. grin Kent
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