This work is focused on the aerodynamics for a proprietary laminar flow airfoil for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) applications. The two main focuses are (1) aerodynamic performance at Reynolds number on the order of 10,000, (2) the effect of a conventional hot-wire probe on laminar separation bubbles. For aerodynamic performance, pressure and wake velocity distributions were measured at Re = 40,000 and 60,000 for a range of angles of attack. The airfoil performed poorly for these Reynolds numbers due to laminar boundary layer separation. 2-D boundary layer trips significantly improved the lift-to-drag ratio. For probe effects, three Reynolds numbers were investigated (Re = 100,000, 150,000, and 200,000), with three angles of attack for each. Pressure and surface shear distributions were measured. Flow upstream of the probe tip was not affected. Transition was promoted downstream due to the additional disturbances in the separated shear layer.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/43077 |
| Date | 04 December 2013 |
| Creators | Li, Leon |
| Contributors | Lavoie, Philippe |
| Source Sets | University of Toronto |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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