Interaction of tip vortex and laminar separation bubble over wings with different aspect ratios under low Reynolds numbers


GENÇ M. S., ÖZKAN G., ÖZDEN M., KIRIŞ M. S., YILDIZ R.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART C-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, cilt.232, sa.22, ss.4019-4037, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

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In present study, aerodynamics of a NACA4412 wings with aspect ratio of 1 and 3 was considered experimentally at Reynolds numbers of 2.5x10(4), 5x10(4) and 7.5x10(4). Studies for AR=1 wing showed that stall was delayed and extra (vortex) lift was obtained, because separation bubble got smaller in both chordwise and spanwise axes with effect of wing-tip vortices. Oil-flow experiments at higher angles of attack clarified the reason for vortex lift obtained from AR=1 wing. However, there was an increase in drag coefficient as well as vortex lift, and stall delayed due to tip vortex. Turbulence intensity distributions pointed out location of the transition to turbulence; Reynolds stress and turbulence kinetic energy distributions indicated shear layer. Furthermore, in experiments of AR=3 wing, the viscous forces and leading edge vortices were effective at Re=2.5x10(4) and Re=5x10(4), but flow over the wing at Re=7.5x10(4) acted as a 2D flow. After =12 degrees, bubble burst and stall consisted abruptly because effectiveness of 3D flow decreased over wing. Strouhal (St) numbers of vortex shedding frequencies in wake of AR=3 wing had a certain difference from St=0.17/sincurve at lower angle of attack (=0 degrees-10 degrees) due to separation bubble, but AR=1 wings showed that St numbers were near St=0.17/sincurve.