Some effects of blowing, suction and trailing edge bluntness on flow separation from thick airfoils; computations & measurements

Roman Seele, Chunmei Chen, Cristina Bhamburkar, Israel Wygnanski

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

3 Scopus citations

Abstract

The relative effectiveness of blowing and suction in controlling separation and circulation is assessed in the present paper. This paper focuses on low momentum input from the leading and trailing edge regions and the effects of a sharp and round trailing edges. Blowing is most effective when it is applied near but upstream of the separation location for the narrowest slot possible. The effectiveness of suction improves when the slot is located near but downstream of the natural separation location and it is as wide as possible. The effects of adding different trailing edge shapes on separation control were also explored. Most of the data presented was taken at incompressible speeds and at Re < 2.5*105.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication29th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference 2011
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.
ISBN (Print)9781624101458
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event29th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference 2011 - Honolulu, HI, United States
Duration: Jun 27 2011Jun 30 2011

Publication series

Name29th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference 2011

Other

Other29th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu, HI
Period6/27/116/30/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Some effects of blowing, suction and trailing edge bluntness on flow separation from thick airfoils; computations & measurements'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this