Flow around a hemisphere-cylinder at high angle of attack and low Reynolds number. Part I: Experimental and numerical investigation

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 77-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soledad Le Clainche ◽  
Jingyun I. Li ◽  
Vassilis Theofilis ◽  
Julio Soria
2014 ◽  
Vol 695 ◽  
pp. 651-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magedi Moh M. Saad ◽  
Norzelawati Asmuin

This paper is primarily concentrated with determining aerodynamic characteristics and choosing the best angle of attack at a maximum lift and low drag for the FX 63-137 aerofoil at a low Reynolds number and a speed of 20m/s and 30m/s, by using subsonic wind tunnel through manufacturing the aerofoil by aluminum alloy using a CNC machine. The proposed methodology is divided into several stages. Firstly, manufacturing the aerofoil using an aluminum alloy. Secondly, the testing process is carried out using subsonic wind tunnel. Thirdly, the results are displayed and compared with results produced from related works, in order to find out the best angle of attack at a maximum lift.


Author(s):  
Andrea Arnone ◽  
Michele Marconcini ◽  
Roberto Pacciani ◽  
Claudia Schipani ◽  
Ennio Spano

A quasi–three–dimensional, blade–to–blade, time–accurate, viscous solver w as used for a three–stage LP turbine study Due to the low Reynolds number, transitional computations were performed. Unsteady analyses were then carried out by varying the circumferential relative position of consecutive vanes and blade rows to study the effects of clocking on the turbine’s performance. A clocking strategy developed in order to limit the number of configurations to be analyzed is discussed. The optimum analytically–determined clocking position is illustrated for two different operating conditions, referred to as cruise and takeoff. The effects of clocking on wake interaction mechanisms and unsteady blade loadings is presented and discussed. For low Reynolds number turbine flows, the importance of taking transition into account in clocking analysis is demonstrated by a comparison with a fully turbulent approach.


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