A free-streamline airfoil includes a lower surface which is flat or contoured, and an upper surface that is curved or made of discrete flat elements approximating a curved surface, the upper surface presenting a cavity, a cavity width in an airfoil chordwise direction shorter than the airfoil chord, a position and depth of the cavity triggering a turbulent flow over the airfoil's suction side while preserving the airfoil physical integrity.
FREE STREAMLINE AIRFOIL
2022-05-26
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
Assessing the Effects of Streamline Curvature on the Aerodynamics of Circulation Control Airfoil
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2013
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