"IGF::OT::IGF" NASA IS SEEKING TO DETERMINE THE APPLICABILITY OF ACTIVE SEPARATION CONTROL TO COMMERCIAL AI…

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"IGF::OT::IGF" NASA IS SEEKING TO DETERMINE THE APPLICABILITY OF ACTIVE SEPARATION CONTROL TO COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT OPERATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF VALUE, INDICATING THAT AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE, SYSTEM INTEGRATION COMPLEXITY, AND SYSTEM COSTS IN TERMS OF REQUIRED ENERGY ARE PART OF THE DECISION PROCESS. NASA HAS DECIDED TO USE A TECHNOLOGY KNOWN AS SWEEPING JET ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL ACTUATION AS THE UNDERPINNING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT. AS SUCH NASA REQUIRES CONTRACTOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT IN THE USE OF SWEEPING JET ACTUATORS FOR ACTIVE SEPARATION CONTROL APPLICATIONS IN EXTERNAL AERODYNAMICS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR GENERAL TEST PLANNING AND DATA ANALYSIS TO BE USED BY NASA AND ITS PARTNER FOR A FULL-SCALE BOEING 757 VERTICAL TAIL TEST AT THE NATIONAL FULL-SCALE AERODYNAMICS COMPLEX (NFAC) 40-BY-80-FT WIND TUNNEL. THIS FACILITY IS OPERATED BY ARNOLD ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT CENTER AND IS LOCATED AT NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER. THE OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE 757 VERTICAL TAIL SHALL BE PROVIDED BY NASA AND ITS PARTNER FOR THE PURPOSE OF TEST PLANNING. THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TEST INCLUDING NUMBER OF DAYS OF WIND ON OPERATION AND CRITICAL FLOW CONDITIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED BY NASA FOR THE PURPOSES OF TEST PLANNING. THE WIND-ON DATE FOR THE NFAC TEST IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR NO EARLIER THAN AUGUST 2013. THE PROPOSED WORK SHOULD BE CONDUCTED IN THREE PHASES IN THE GENERAL CATEGORIES OF TEST PLANNING, TEST EXECUTION, AND DATA ANALYSIS. EACH CATEGORY HAS ASSOCIATED DELIVERABLES