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Computations of Combustion-Powered Actuation for Dynamic Stall Suppression

Solkeun Jee, Patrick Bowles, Claude Matalanis, Byung-Young Min, Brian Wake, United Technologies Research Center
Thomas Crittenden, Ari Glezer, Georgia Institute of Technology

May 17, 2016

https://doi.org/10.4050/F-0072-2016-11372

Abstract:
A computational framework for the simulation of dynamic stall suppression with combustion-powered actuation (COMPACT) is validated against wind tunnel experimental results on a VR-12 airfoil. COMPACT slots are located at 10% chord from the leading edge of the airfoil and directed tangentially along the suction-side surface. Helicopter rotor-relevant flow conditions are used in the study. A computationally efficient two-dimensional approach, based on unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS), is compared in detail against the baseline and the modified airfoils with COMPACT, using aerodynamic forces, pressure profiles, and flow-field data. The two-dimensional RANS approach predicts baseline static and dynamic stall very well. Most of the differences between the computational and experimental results are within two standard deviations of the experimental data. The current framework demonstrates an ability to predict COMPACT efficacy across the experimental dataset. Enhanced aerodynamic lift on the downstroke of the pitching cycle due to COMPACT is well predicted, and the cycle-averaged lift enhancement computed is within 3% of the test data. Differences with experimental data are discussed with a focus on three-dimensional features not included in the simulations and the limited computational model for COMPACT.


Computations of Combustion-Powered Actuation for Dynamic Stall Suppression

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  • 30 pages
  • SKU # : F-0072-2016-11372
  • Aerodynamics

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Computations of Combustion-Powered Actuation for Dynamic Stall Suppression

Authors / Details:
Solkeun Jee, Patrick Bowles, Claude Matalanis, Byung-Young Min, Brian Wake, United Technologies Research Center
Thomas Crittenden, Ari Glezer, Georgia Institute of Technology