Influence of Continuous Jet at the Lower Surface on Airfoil Aerodynamic Performance

Yunhao Fu, Jingping Shi, Degang Huang, Weiguo Zhang

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Abstract

A new control method using jet to control airfoil is proposed through arranged jet on the lower surface of the trailing edge (LSTE jet). Commercial computational fluid dynamics software CFX was utilized to compute the flow field around the airfoil. Through comparing the changes of the flow field before and after the jet was applied, we studied the flow control effects and laws of LSTE jet. We also studied the change rule of lift and drag characteristics with jet position, momentum coefficient and forward angle. Our results showed that, first, LSTE jet caused low-pressure zone at airfoil trailing edge and forced the flow to deflect downward, which increased the effective curvature of the airfoil and so increased the lift. Second, aerodynamic coefficients were sensitive to all of the three parameters of jet position, momentum coefficient and forward angle. LSTE jet closer to the trailing edge caused greater lift and less drag because it created a larger low-pressure area. At small angle of attack, lift coefficient increased as jet momentum coefficient increased and had good linearity. The best forward angle was 70°, at which point the lift was greatest and the drag was least. In general, LSTE jet can effectively influence aerodynamic characteristics of NACA0012 airfoil and had a good application prospect in flow control of aircraft.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Guidance, Navigation and Control - Proceedings of 2020 International Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, ICGNC 2020
EditorsLiang Yan, Haibin Duan, Xiang Yu
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages1745-1753
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9789811581540
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
EventInternational Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, ICGNC 2020 - Tianjin, China
Duration: 23 Oct 202025 Oct 2020

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume644 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, ICGNC 2020
Country/TerritoryChina
CityTianjin
Period23/10/2025/10/20

Keywords

  • Active flow control
  • Increasing lift
  • Lower surface jet
  • NACA12
  • Small angle of attack

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