This paper performs a drag breakdown of an airfoil and a wing by using the exergetic method. The resulting exergetic drag curves are proposed as additional characteristic curves for external aerodynamic assessment of airfoils or any other bodies. Moreover, a new far-field wave anergy extraction method suitable for wind tunnel applications is presented. Computational fluid dynamics analyses of a NACA 0012 airfoil and a rectangular wing at subsonic and transonic conditions were used as test cases to present the concept. This new approach brings a deeper understanding of the aerodynamic behavior of a body and provides an alternative point of view to the classical near-field-based and far-field-based drag curves.


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    Title :

    Exergetic Drag Characteristic Curves


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    AIAA Journal ; 57 , 7 ; 2746-2757


    Publication date :

    2019-04-15


    Size :

    12 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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