Flow Simulation and Theoretical Investigation on Aerodynamics of NACA-2415 Aerofoil at Low Reynolds Number

2015-01-2576

09/15/2015

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SAE 2015 AeroTech Congress & Exhibition
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The Aerofoil theory along with its design has integrated itself into the vast areas of applications ranging from Automobile, Aeronautical, Wind Turbine, Micro-Vehicles, UAVs applications. In this paper, knowing the intricacy of the airfoil's applications, A MATLAB Code for NACA-2415 Airfoil is developed and a Model with dimensions c=180mm, w=126mm, tmax=27mm is generated. The model is then subjected to Flow Simulation with various input parameters: Reynolds Numbers taken are- (REN-1) 105 and (REN-2) 2×105 [Laminar External Flow], Angles of attack taken are-0°, 4°, 8°, 12°. The pressure and velocity distribution along the airfoil sketch curve are graphed qualitatively, emphasizing on the flow separation leading to the transition from laminar to turbulent flow. The various aerodynamics characteristic curves for coefficient of pressure, coefficient of lift and coefficient of drag are plotted against different angle of attacks for REN-1 and REN-2. The results were found in good harmony with the established experimental data. Also, the maximum percentage error for maximum coefficient of pressure between the two studies was obtained.
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https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-2576
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Kumar, V., Tomar, V., Kumar, N., and Jain, S., "Flow Simulation and Theoretical Investigation on Aerodynamics of NACA-2415 Aerofoil at Low Reynolds Number," SAE Technical Paper 2015-01-2576, 2015, https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-2576.
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Sep 15, 2015
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2015-01-2576
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Technical Paper
Language
English