TIP VORTEX ON A SWEPT WING - MEAN FLOW AN D UNSTEADY PHENOMENA

To gain a better understanding of scrolling of vortex sheets around a swept wing in incompressible state, the ENSMA Aerodynamics Laboratory in Poitiers conducted a series of wind tunnel tests over several years that provided interesting results, in particular concerning fluctuati ons in the upper surface separation and reattachment. These results gi ve valuable data for apprehending the corresponding instabilities of t he vortex that interfere with turbulence.