On the leading-edge suction and stagnation-point location in unsteady flows past thin aerofoils
Kiran Ramesh
Abstract
Unsteady thin-aerofoil theory is a low-order method for calculating the forces and moment developed on a camber line undergoing arbitrary motion, based on potential-flow theory. The vorticity distribution is approximated by a Fourier series, with a special ‘ and independent of the leading-edge radius. Closed-form expressions for these in simplified scenarios such as quasi-steady flow and small-amplitude harmonic oscillations are derived.
Topics & Concepts
Stagnation pointSuctionMechanicsLeading edgeStagnation pressureEnhanced Data Rates for GSM EvolutionStagnation temperatureGeologyMaterials sciencePhysicsMeteorologyHeat transferComputer scienceTelecommunicationsMach numberFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsPlasma and Flow Control in AerodynamicsComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics