Recommended Citation
Postprint version. Published in Aircraft Design, Volume 1, Issue 3, September 1, 1998, pages 145-158.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/S1369-8869(98)00014-7.
Abstract
The flow over multi-element airfoils with flat-plate lift-enhancing tabs was numerically investigated. Tabs ranging in height from 0.25 to 1.25% of the reference airfoil chord were studied near the trailing edge of the main element. The two-dimensional numerical simulation employed an incompressible Navier–Stokes solver using a structured, embedded grid topology. The effects of various tabs were studied at a constant Reynolds number on a two-element airfoil with a slotted flap. Both computed and measured results indicated that a tab in the main-element cove improved the maximum lift and lift-to-drag ratio relative to the baseline airfoil without a tab. Computed streamlines revealed that the additional turning caused by the tab may reduce the amount of separated flow on the flap. A three-element airfoil was also studied over a range of Reynolds numbers, with computed results shown to be in good agreement with experimental data.
Disciplines
Aerospace Engineering
Copyright
1998 Elsevier.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/aero_fac/3