Natural-Laminar-Flow Airfoil Design Optimization Considering Crossflow Instability When Configured on a Swept Wing

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Abstract

This paper proposes a novel design optimization method for transonic natural-laminar-flow (NLF) airfoils allowing for suppressing crossflow instability (CFI) when configured on a three-dimensional (3-D) swept wing. The distribution of the nondimensionalized crossflow pressure gradient (CFPG), a newly proposed flow parameter by the authors, is used as the objective flow characteristics related to crossflow in the corresponding 3-D case and combined with the total drag as the weighted objective function. The flow field and transition location are obtained by an extensively verified Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes equations flow solver coupled an eN method based on the linear stability theory. A surrogate-based optimization framework with Kriging model and parallel infill-sampling method is used to solve the optimization problem. The proposed method is demonstrated by the design optimization of a transonic NLF airfoil named NPU-LSC-72613, which is assumed to be configured on an infinite wing with a 30 deg sweep angle. Damped CFI and extensive laminar flow are obtained on the wing's upper surface, which demonstrates the feasibility of using the nondimensionalized CFPG to enable a 2-D NLF airfoil design optimization considering 3-D effects of crossflow.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication32nd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2021
PublisherInternational Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
ISBN (Electronic)9783932182914
StatePublished - 2021
Event32nd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2021 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 6 Sep 202110 Sep 2021

Publication series

Name32nd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2021

Conference

Conference32nd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period6/09/2110/09/21

Keywords

  • Crossflow instability
  • Design optimization
  • Natural laminar flow

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