The utility of constant blowing as an aerodynamic load control concept for wind turbine blades was explored experimentally. A NACA 0018 airfoil model equipped with control slots near the leading edge and at mid-chord was investigated initially under quasi-static conditions at Reynolds numbers ranging from 1.25·105 to 3.75·105. Blowing from the leading-edge slot showed a significant potential for load control applications. Leading-edge stall was either promoted or inhibited depending on the momentum coefficient, and a corresponding reduction or increase in lift on the order of Δcl[approximate]0.5 was obtained. Control from the mid-chord slot counteracted trailing-edge stall but was ineffective at preventing leading-edge separation. The impact of blowing from the leading-edge slot on dynamic stall was explored by means of unsteady surface pressure measurements and simultaneous particle image velocimetry above the suction surface. At a sufficiently high momentum coefficient, the formation and shedding of the dynamic stall vortex were fully suppressed. This led to a significant reduction in lift hysteresis and form drag while simultaneously mitigating moment coefficient excursions. Presented as Paper 2013-0854 at the 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Grapevine (Dallas/Ft. Worth Region), TX, 7-10 January 2013


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    Title :

    Control of Thick Airfoil, Deep Dynamic Stall Using Steady Blowing



    Published in:

    AIAA journal ; 53 , 2 ; 277-295


    Publication date :

    2015




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    50.93 / 55.50 Luftfahrzeugtechnik / 50.93 Weltraumforschung / 55.60 Raumfahrttechnik / 55.50 / 55.60
    Local classification TIB:    770/7040



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