The implementation of an array of finite-span, low-aspect-ratio circular pins as a flow control method to mitigate separation over a flapped airfoil was investigated experimentally in a wind tunnel. The effect of an array of static cylinders, placed just upstream of a deflected control surface, on the separated flow over the control surface was explored via surface pressure and stereoscopic particle image velocimetry measurements. The array of pins was embedded in a turbulent boundary layer, where the height of the pins was approximately 2/3 of the local boundary-layer thickness. The static array of pins demonstrated a large reduction of the separated flow over the control surface, as well as a change in the global circulation, quantified by an enhanced sectional lift coefficient of Δ C L = 21.5 % and reduction in drag coefficient of Δ C D = 43 % . A secondary dataset was collected, which studied the effect imposed on the nearfield from a single pin that was either static or underwent dynamic motion (in the wall-normal direction), placed upstream of the deflected control surface hinge line. Results indicate that even a single pin (with diameter-to-airfoil span ratio of 0.5 % ) had a noticeable impact on the delay of separation, enhanced global circulation, and drag reduction. Overall, the features discussed have provided strong evidence of the potential that finite-span, low-aspect-ratio cylindrical pins provide as new actuators for flow control.


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    Titel :

    Control of Flow Separation over a Flapped Airfoil Using Low-Aspect-Ratio Circular Pins


    Beteiligte:

    Erschienen in:

    AIAA Journal ; 57 , 2 ; 628-640


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2018-11-09


    Format / Umfang :

    13 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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