A criterion for vortex separation on unsteady aerodynamic profiles
A criterion for vortex separation on unsteady aerodynamic profiles
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非定常气动轮廓上涡分离的判据
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2013
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C. Tropea
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D. Rival;J. Kriegseis;P. Schaub;Alexander Widmann;C. Tropea
Experiments on leading-edge vortex (LEV) growth and detachment in a free-surface water tunnel with ve plunging leading-edge pro les have been conducted, comprising direct-force and Particle Image Velocimetry measurements. The tests have been performed at a Reynolds number of Re = 10; 000, a reduced frequency of k = 0:25 and a Strouhal number of St = 0:16, the latter two being typical of ying and swimming in nature over a large range of Reynolds numbers. The leading-edge shape is shown to in uence the feeding shear layer; hence the development of the LEV. For a delayed onset of LEV growth, the vorticity-eruption process on the pro le surface can also be delayed, such that the crossannihilation of the feeding and eruption layers is postponed. This e ect in turn delays the arrival of the rear (LEV) stagnation point at the trailing edge, which, once breached, causes the half saddle to lift o and form a full saddle, in turn allowing the rapid feeding of trailing-edge vorticity forward to cut o the LEV. Therefore, the trailing edge (chord length) plays a critical role of limiting the LEV size (circulation) and as such is found to be the most characteristic length scale for the vortex-separation process at higher Reynolds numbers, where the eruption process will be less pronounced.