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Unsteady Flow Separation and High Performance of Airfoil with Local Flexible Structure at Low Reynolds Number

Unsteady Flow Separation and High Performance of Airfoil with Local Flexible Structure at Low Reynolds Number
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Year:    2014

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 16 (2014), Iss. 3 : pp. 699–717

Abstract

The unsteady flow separation of airfoil with a local flexible structure (LFS) is studied numerically in Lagrangian frames in detail, in order to investigate the nature of its high aerodynamic performance. For such aeroelastic system, the characteristic-based split (CBS) scheme combined with arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) framework is developed firstly for the numerical analysis of unsteady flow, and Galerkin method is used to approach the flexible structure. The local flexible skin of airfoil, which can lead to self-induced oscillations, is considered as unsteady perturbation to the flow. Then, the ensuing high aerodynamic performances and complex unsteady flow separation at low Reynolds number are studied by Lagrangian coherent structures (LCSs). The results show that the LFS has a significant influence on the unsteady flow separation, which is the key point for the lift enhancement. Specifically, the oscillations of the LFS can induce the generations of moving separation and vortex, which can enhance the kinetic energy transport from main flow to the boundary layer. The results could give a deep understanding of the dynamics in unsteady flow separation and flow control for the flow over airfoil.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.111013.090514a

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 16 (2014), Iss. 3 : pp. 699–717

Published online:    2014-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    19

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