G. Schrauf et al., EVALUATION OF TRANSITION IN-FLIGHT TESTS USING NONLINEAR PARABOLIZED STABILITY EQUATION ANALYSIS, Journal of aircraft, 33(3), 1996, pp. 554-560
The VFW 614/ATTAS flight tests have provided an extensive database for
the analysis and development of methods to predict transition for aer
odynamic design. While previous work has rested on the e(N) method, we
re-evaluate two Tollmien-Schlichting-dominated test cases using the l
inear and nonlinear parabolized stability equations (PSE), We compare
results obtained by standard, linear local stability theory with resul
ts obtained by linear PSE, investigate possible transition mechanisms
for the two test cases, and perform parametric studies to estimate the
initial amplitudes to start the PSE calculations.