On the boundary-layer control through momentum injection: Studies with applications |
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Authors: | V J Modi T Yokomizo |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of British Columbia, V6T 1Z4 Vancouver, BC, Canada;(2) Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kanto Gakuin University, 236 Mutsuura, Kanazawa, Yokohama, Japan |
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Abstract: | The concept of moving surface boundary-layer control, as applied to a Joukowsky airfoil, is investigated through a planned
experimental programme complemented by numerical studies. The moving surface was provided by rotating cylinders located at
the leading edge and/or trailing edge as well as top surface of the airfoil. Results suggest that the concept is quite promising,
leading to a substantial increase in lift and a delay in stall. Depending on the performance desired, appropriate combinations
of cylinder geometry, location and speed can be selected to obtain favourable results over a wide range of angle of attack.
Next, effectiveness of the concept in reducing drag of bluff bodies such as a two-dimensional flat plate at large angles of
attack, rectangular prisms and three-dimensional models of trucks is assessed through an extensive wind tunnel test-programme.
Results show that injection of momentum through moving surfaces, achieved here by introduction of bearing-mounted, motordriven,
hollow cylinders, can significantly delay separation of the boundary-layer and reduce the pressure drag. The momentum injection
procedure also proved effective in arresting wind-induced vortex resonance and galloping type of instabilities. A flow visualization
study, conducted in a closed-circuit water tunnel using slit lighting and polyvinyl choride tracer particles, adds to the
wind-tunnel and numerical investigations. It shows, rather dramatically, the effectiveness of the moving surface boundary-layer
control (MSBC).
The Sabita Chaudhury Memorial Lecture
The models were fabricated in the Mechanical Engineering Workshop. The assistance of M/s E Abell, P Hurren and D Camp in the
design and construction of the models is gratefully acknowledged. The investigation was supported by the Natural Sciences
and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Grant No. A-2181. |
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Keywords: | Boundary-layer control bluff body aerodynamics drag reduction |
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