A method to control flow separation over an airfoil, turbine blade or compressor blade includes providing an airfoil having a body with an upper surface and a lower surface that extend from a leading edge to a trailing edge; providing a flow separation control device having a plurality of openings on the upper surface of the body and a plurality of capillary tubes in gaseous communication with the plurality of openings; and injecting gas through the plurality of capillary tubes into a portion of the airstream passing over the uppers surface of the body.
Method to control flow separation over an airfoil
31.05.2022
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Active Control of Flow Separation over an Airfoil
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2001
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