A novel swept-wing active flow control (AFC) technique was developed and tested on a NACA 64 3 - 618 wing with 30° leading-edge sweep. A streamwise row of 20 vortex generating jets (VGJs), pitched 30° from the wing surface and skewed 60° toward the wing root, was applied at three different spanwise locations. Performance was assessed using load-cell measurements and surface oil flow visualizations at a Reynolds number of 100,000. More inboard placement of the AFC produced higher values of C L max , but further outboard placement resulted in a higher stall angle. With a momentum coefficient of only 2%, lift was enhanced up to 15% and stall was delayed up to 12°, depending on the AFC location. The number of jets used in the row was reduced, resulting in nearly the same performance benefits with half of the momentum coefficient required for the full row of jets. The performance enhancements of this active flow control technique are comparable to a passive boundary-layer fence without the 25% increase in drag caused by the fence. The mass flow cost of the streamwise row of VGJs is 75% lower than the mass flow required for a previously studied swept-wing active flow control technique involving a streamwise slot.


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    Title :

    Swept-Wing Active Flow Control with a Streamwise Row of Vortex Generating Jets


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    AIAA Journal ; 61 , 3 ; 1142-1150


    Publication date :

    2023-03-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper , Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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