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CFD investigation of effects of wind tunnel walls on flow properties over S809 airfoil

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Key Lab of the Ministry of Education for Process Control and Efficiency Egineering

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Abstract

This article researches CFD simulations of the subsonic wind tunnel at Xi'an Jiaotong University's Laboratory of Thermal Turbo-machines. The wind tunnel cross section measures 800×600 mm2, and the simulations are conducted on a wind tunnel with a 375 mm chord S809 airfoil at the Reynolds number of one million. The angles of attack for the 2D airfoil range from 0 to 22 degrees. In another set of 2D simulations, a 750 mm chord airfoil is calculated in open-air with no walls restricting airflow. The pressure fields, flow patterns and lift and drag coefficients are compared with each other to show the blockage effects in the wind tunnel. As the results show, the wind tunnel walls directly cause the flow to stream faster and increase the lift and drag values. Another consequence of this channeled flow is that the separated area expands. Moreover, the commencement of the separation also occurs at a smaller angle of attack.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication7th International Symposium on Multiphase Flow, Heat Mass Transfer and Energy Conversion
Pages727-732
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event7th International Symposium on Multiphase Flow, Heat Mass Transfer and Energy Conversion, ISMF 2012 - Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
Duration: 26 Oct 201230 Oct 2012

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1547
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference7th International Symposium on Multiphase Flow, Heat Mass Transfer and Energy Conversion, ISMF 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an, Shaanxi Province
Period26/10/1230/10/12

Keywords

  • Two Dimentional
  • Velocity field
  • Wall Effect S809
  • Wind Tunnel

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