O propósito principal deste trabalho é investigar experimentalmente os efeitos aerodinâmicos de um gerador de vórtice tipo serrilhado colocado no bordo de fuga do elemento principal para aumentar a turbulência na camada limite da superfície superior do flape. Esse gerador de vórtice serrilhado consiste em triângulos no bordo de fuga do elemento principal da asa utilizado para promover uma mistura entre o escoamento de alta pressão da superfície inferior, com o escoamento na superfície superior. Essa mistura pode reduzir a separação no bordo de fuga da asa e também injetar vorticidade na camada limite do flape, atrasando a ocorrência da separação. Conseqüentemente, um aumento da sustentação pode ser produzido para um menor arrasto de pressão. Foram feitas extensivas análises experimentais no túnel de vento com diversas configurações para o ângulo de ataque no modelo e foram usadas duas configurações geométricas para o gerador de vórtice serrilhado. Medidas de forças e tomadas de pressão foram feitas para uma asa bidimensional com um único flape. Foi utilizada também anemometria a fio quente para um mapeamento da camada limite confluente. Uma visualização do escoamento usando a técnica de sublimação foi realizada na asa-flape. Os resultados mostram que os vórtices criados e injetados na camada limite do flape atrasam a separação consideravelmente e que esses efeitos são dependentes da geometria do gerador serrilhado. / The main purpose of this work was the experimental investigation of the effect of a saw-tooth trailing edge of a wing main element on the aerodynamics characteristics of a single flap. The saw-tooth trailing edge consists of triangles on the trailing edge of the main element of the wing in order to promote mixing between the higher-pressure flow from the lower surface with the flow on the upper surface. This mixing may reduce wing trailing edge separation and also inject vorticity into flap boundary layer, thus delaying separation. Therefore, more lift may be produced for less pressure drag. Extensive wind tunnel experiments were made for a series of saw-tooth trailing edge geometries. Forces and chordwise pressure measurements were performed for a two-dimensional wing with a single flap, as well as hot wire anemometry mapping of the confluent boundary layer. Flow visualization in the wing-flap gap was performed using a sublimation technique. Results show that the vorticity injected into the flap boundary layer by the saw-tooth trailing edge can delay flap separation substantially and that the effect is dependent on saw-tooth geometry.

Nas últimas décadas o uso da energia eólica tem apresentado uma maior participação na matriz energética mundial. Como consequência, o tamanho das turbinas eólicas tem aumentado, procurando aproveitar uma quantidade maior de vento e em alturas onde a velocidade é menos afetada pela turbulência atmosférica. Isto gera custos maiores devido ao investimento em novos materiais e tecnologias de fabricação. O projeto de novos perfis aerodinâmicos e o desenvolvimento de técnicas de controle da camada limite têm providenciado melhoras na eficiência aerodinâmica das turbinas, permitindo o aproveitamento de ventos com velocidade média menor, diminuição do efeito da turbulência e conservação do tamanho atual das pás. Uma das técnicas estudadas para o incremento da eficiência aerodinâmica de perfis é a sucção da camada limite, cujo intuito é ampliar a região laminar do escoamento ou adiar a separação deste. Diversos estudos no campo da aviação têm sido desenvolvidos, mostrando resultados promissórios na diminuição do arrasto e aumento da sustentação, mas ainda sem uso comercial. Neste estudo objetivou-se o uso da sucção da camada limite a fim de controlar a separação em um perfil NREL-S809 de uso típico na construção de pás para turbinas eólicas. Assim, foram projetadas três faixas de material perfurado distribuídas no extradorso de um modelo para análise bidimensional, desde o bordo de ataque até 80% da corda. Ensaios aerodinâmicos foram realizados no túnel de vento do Laboratório de Aeronaves da Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos - USP. O ar da camada limite foi sugado através da superfície e os coeficientes de sustentação, arrasto e momento foram medidos. Os resultados foram comparados com o comportamento do perfil base e geradores de vórtice localizados no 10% da corda. O efeito dos geradores de vórtice também foi combinado com aquele produzido pela sucção. Os resultados mostraram que succionar a camada limite aumenta a sustentação principalmente em ângulos de ataque onde a separação é evidente. O efeito da sucção no bordo de ataque adiou ou suavizou o estol, mas presentou maior sensibilidade à presença dos furos quando a sucção foi desligada. Encontrou-se que a sucção é mais eficiente quando a região de sucção é anterior à separação. Neste sentido sucção na parte média da corda (50 < x &#8260; c < 65%) apresentou os melhores resultados quando foi analisado o coeficiente de eficiência em função do coeficiente de sustentação. Este comportamento se mantém ainda para a combinação de sucção e geradores de vórtice, mas preservando muitas das caraterísticas do uso independente destes. Medições da distribuição do coeficiente de pressão no extradorso, mostraram que a sucção distribuída e aplicada em uma região afeta a totalidade da superfície do perfil. Comparações do perfil de velocidades na esteira do bordo de fuga indicaram que o arrasto de forma aumenta quando são usados os geradores de vórtice e diminui quando a sucção é aplicada. / In the last decades the use of wind power has become presenting a greater participation in the world energy matrix. As result, the size of wind turbines has been increased, looking for a larger quantity of wind and the same way high altitudes where the wind speed is less affected by atmospheric turbulence. This leads to higher costs due to investment in new materials and manufacturing technologies. The design of new airfoils and the development of the boundary layer control techniques have provided improvements in the aerodynamic efficiency of the turbines, allowing the harnessing of winds with lower average speeds and lowering the turbulence effect, while the size of turbine blades is keeping. The boundary layer suction has been studied with aim of increase the aerodynamic efficiency of airfoils, in order to extend the laminar region or delay the flow separation. Several studies in the aviation field have been developed, showing promissory results in the drag reduction and lift increasing, however without commercial use. The aim of this study is the boundary layer suction in order to control the separation in a typical airfoil used in the construction of wind turbine blades - NREL-S809. For this purpose three strips of perforated material were located over the upper surface of a model to two-dimentional analysis. The strips were distributed from the leading edge to 80% of the chord. The air in the boundary layer was sucked through the surface and the aerodynamic coefficients of lift, drag and pitch moment were measured. The results were compared with the baseline profile and vortex generators located at 10% of the chord. The effect of the vortex generators has also been combined with that produced by suction. The results showed that the boundary layer suction in the middle of the chord (50% < x &#8260; c < 65%) offers greater increase in the efficiency ratio regarding to maximum lift coefficient. However, boundary layer suction at the leading edge shows both a smoothing and delayed stall. This behavior remains even for the combination of suction and vortex generators, while preserving many of the aerodynamic features of the vortex generators. The main results of the aerodynamic forces were confirmed through pressure coefficient distribution measurements and comparison of the velocity profile in the wake at the trailing edge. The aerodynamic tests were carried out in the wind tunnel of the Aircraft Laboratory of the Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos - USP.

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<p>Boundary layer separation is usually an unwanted phenomenon in most technical applications as for instance on airplane wings, on ground vehicles and in internal flows such as diffusers. If separation occurs it leads to loss of lift, higher drag and results in energy losses. It is therefore important to be able to find methods to control and if possible avoid separation altogether without introducing a too heavy penalty such as increased drag, energy consuming suction etc.</p><p>In the present work we study one such control method, namely the use of vortex generators (VGs), which are known to be able to hinder turbulent boundary layer separation. We first study the downstream development of streamwise vortices behind pairs and arrays of vortex generators and how the strength of the vortices is coupled to the relative size of the vortex generators in comparison to the boundary layer size. Both the amplitude and the trajectory of the vortices are tracked in the downstream direction. Also the influences of yaw and free stream turbulence on the vortices are investigated. This part of the study is made with hot-wire anemometry where all three velocity components of the vortex structure are measured. The generation of circulation by the VGs scales excellently with the VG blade height and the velocity at the blade edge. The magnitude of circulation was found to be independent of yaw angle.</p><p>The second part of the study deals with the control effect of vortex generators on three different cases where the strength of the adverse pressure gradient (APG) in a turbulent boundary layer has been varied. In this case the measurements have been made with particle image velocimetry. It was found that the streamwise position where the VGs are placed is not critical for the control effect. For the three different APG cases approximately the same level of circulation was needed to inhibit separation. In contrast to some previous studies we find no evidence of a universal detachment shape factor<i> H</i>_12,that is independent of pressure gradient.</p>

Short annular diffusers were essential components for turbomachines that have been used to expand the air entering the compressor, as interstage ducts between gas generators and power turbines, and on the exhaust gases exiting the turbine. The industrial community was interested and invested in improving diffuser design that was challenging owing to the unfavourable fluid flow effects. Efficient design of fluid flow devices was possible through the complementary use of experimental testing and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). A numerical shape optimization study was undertaken to determine preferential annular diffuser configurations. Experimental data were compared against CFD that simulated the steady-state Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations with two-equation turbulence models. This investigation reached equivalent conclusions with respect to the influences associated with diffuser geometry and swirl. Vorticity effects caused by square tabs, that were not as well understood, were investigated. The tabs were effective in reducing the central toroidal recirculation zone created by a swirling flow, but at a static pressure penalty for the area ratio, AR<2.73, diffusers tested. Results identified several shortcomings in the CFD that typically over-estimated pressure recovery and outlet velocity uniformity; however, properly qualitatively predicted wall pressure distributions and outlet velocity profiles. The use of CFD on modest grids, with preference given to the realizable k-epsilon turbulence model, for annular diffusers that have length to inlet height ratio of 12 and at least AR=2.73 with up to 20-degrees inlet swirl was encouraged as a design tool. / Thesis (Ph.D, Mechanical and Materials Engineering) -- Queen's University, 2014-05-29 09:03:16.591

O propósito principal deste trabalho é investigar experimentalmente os efeitos aerodinâmicos de um gerador de vórtice tipo serrilhado colocado no bordo de fuga do elemento principal para aumentar a turbulência na camada limite da superfície superior do flape. Esse gerador de vórtice serrilhado consiste em triângulos no bordo de fuga do elemento principal da asa utilizado para promover uma mistura entre o escoamento de alta pressão da superfície inferior, com o escoamento na superfície superior. Essa mistura pode reduzir a separação no bordo de fuga da asa e também injetar vorticidade na camada limite do flape, atrasando a ocorrência da separação. Conseqüentemente, um aumento da sustentação pode ser produzido para um menor arrasto de pressão. Foram feitas extensivas análises experimentais no túnel de vento com diversas configurações para o ângulo de ataque no modelo e foram usadas duas configurações geométricas para o gerador de vórtice serrilhado. Medidas de forças e tomadas de pressão foram feitas para uma asa bidimensional com um único flape. Foi utilizada também anemometria a fio quente para um mapeamento da camada limite confluente. Uma visualização do escoamento usando a técnica de sublimação foi realizada na asa-flape. Os resultados mostram que os vórtices criados e injetados na camada limite do flape atrasam a separação consideravelmente e que esses efeitos são dependentes da geometria do gerador serrilhado. / The main purpose of this work was the experimental investigation of the effect of a saw-tooth trailing edge of a wing main element on the aerodynamics characteristics of a single flap. The saw-tooth trailing edge consists of triangles on the trailing edge of the main element of the wing in order to promote mixing between the higher-pressure flow from the lower surface with the flow on the upper surface. This mixing may reduce wing trailing edge separation and also inject vorticity into flap boundary layer, thus delaying separation. Therefore, more lift may be produced for less pressure drag. Extensive wind tunnel experiments were made for a series of saw-tooth trailing edge geometries. Forces and chordwise pressure measurements were performed for a two-dimensional wing with a single flap, as well as hot wire anemometry mapping of the confluent boundary layer. Flow visualization in the wing-flap gap was performed using a sublimation technique. Results show that the vorticity injected into the flap boundary layer by the saw-tooth trailing edge can delay flap separation substantially and that the effect is dependent on saw-tooth geometry.

The objective of this study is to computationally investigate the vorticity generated by the wake of a (1) rotor blade and a (2) hydrofoil profile. The first flow is weakly compressible and is inspired by experiments carried out by Dr. Tinney at The University of Texas at Austin aimed at investigating the aeroacoustic effects of blade-vortex interactions. The second flowis inspired by experiments carried out by Dr. Irvine at the University of Chicago where a ring with a hydrofoil-shaped cross-section is pulled in water to create a coherent vortical structure. Simulations have been carried out with the high-order unstructured block-spectral code solverH3AMR. The rotor blade simulations have been performed at the nominal angle of attackof 7.4°where an unsteady vortical wake with quasi-periodic shedding was observed together with a surprising dependency of the lift coefficient on the thermal boundary conditions: the lift coefficient is predicted to increase from 0.96 to 1.14 when switching from adiabatic to isothermal no-slip conditions. The hydrofoil calculations were run with steady free-stream conditions (not matching the experiments) and showed massively separated flow on the suction side due to the high angle of attack.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(工学) / 甲第21764号 / 工博第4581号 / 新制||工||1714(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院工学研究科原子核工学専攻 / (主査)教授 功刀 資彰, 教授 横峯 健彦, 教授 村上 定義 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) / Kyoto University / DFAM

Boundary layer separation is usually an unwanted phenomenon in most technical applications as for instance on airplane wings, on ground vehicles and in internal flows such as diffusers. If separation occurs it leads to loss of lift, higher drag and results in energy losses. It is therefore important to be able to find methods to control and if possible avoid separation altogether without introducing a too heavy penalty such as increased drag, energy consuming suction etc. In the present work we study one such control method, namely the use of vortex generators (VGs), which are known to be able to hinder turbulent boundary layer separation. We first study the downstream development of streamwise vortices behind pairs and arrays of vortex generators and how the strength of the vortices is coupled to the relative size of the vortex generators in comparison to the boundary layer size. Both the amplitude and the trajectory of the vortices are tracked in the downstream direction. Also the influences of yaw and free stream turbulence on the vortices are investigated. This part of the study is made with hot-wire anemometry where all three velocity components of the vortex structure are measured. The generation of circulation by the VGs scales excellently with the VG blade height and the velocity at the blade edge. The magnitude of circulation was found to be independent of yaw angle. The second part of the study deals with the control effect of vortex generators on three different cases where the strength of the adverse pressure gradient (APG) in a turbulent boundary layer has been varied. In this case the measurements have been made with particle image velocimetry. It was found that the streamwise position where the VGs are placed is not critical for the control effect. For the three different APG cases approximately the same level of circulation was needed to inhibit separation. In contrast to some previous studies we find no evidence of a universal detachment shape factor H12, that is independent of pressure gradient. / QC 20101119

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