An empirically-based model for the lift coefficients of twisted airfoils with leading-edge tubercles
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Abstract
Experimental data for untwisted airfoils are utilized to propose a model for predicting the lift coefficients of twisted airfoils with leading-edge tubercles. The effectiveness of the empirical model is verified through comparison with results of a corresponding computational fluid-dynamic (CFD) study. The CFD study is carried out for both twisted and untwisted airfoils with tubercles, the latter shown to compare well with available experimental data. Lift coefficients of twisted airfoils predicted from the proposed empirically-based model match well with the corresponding coefficients determined using the verified CFD study. Flow details obtained from the latter provide better insight into the underlying mechanism and behavior at stall of twisted airfoils with leading edge tubercles.
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OpenAlex topics: Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows · Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
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Florida Atlantic University , Boca Raton, Florida 33431, USA
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