The aerodynamic force and flow structure of NACA 0012 airfoil performing an unsteady motion at low Reynolds number (Re = 100) are calculated by solving Navier-Stokes equations. The motion consists of three parts: the ...The aerodynamic force and flow structure of NACA 0012 airfoil performing an unsteady motion at low Reynolds number (Re = 100) are calculated by solving Navier-Stokes equations. The motion consists of three parts: the first translation, rotation and the second translation in the direction opposite to the first. The rotation and the second translation in this motion are expected to represent the rotation and translation of the wing-section of a hovering insect. The flow structure is used in combination with the theory of vorticity dynamics to explain the generation of unsteady aerodynamic force in the motion. During the rotation, due to the creation of strong vortices in short time, large aerodynamic force is produced and the force is almost normal to the airfoil chord. During the second translation, large lift coefficient can be maintained for certain time period and (C) over bar (L), the lift coefficient averaged over four chord lengths of travel, is larger than 2 (the corresponding steady-state lift coefficient is only 0.9). The large lift coefficient is due to two effects. The first is the delayed shedding of the stall vortex. The second is that the vortices created during the airfoil rotation and in the near wake left by previous translation form a short 'vortex street' in front of the airfoil and the 'vortex street' induces a 'wind'; against this 'wind' the airfoil translates, increasing its relative speed. The above results provide insights to the understanding of the mechanism of high-lift generation by a hovering insect.展开更多
A slat without a cove is built on the basis of a bionic airfoil (i.e. stowed multi-element airfoil), which is extracted from a long-eared owl wing. The three-dimensional models with a deployed slat and a stowed slat...A slat without a cove is built on the basis of a bionic airfoil (i.e. stowed multi-element airfoil), which is extracted from a long-eared owl wing. The three-dimensional models with a deployed slat and a stowed slat are measured in a low-turbulence wind tunnel. The results are used to characterize high-lift effect: compared with the stowed slat, the deployed slat works more like a spoiler at low angles of attack, but like a conventional slat or slot at high angles of attack. In addition, it can also increase stall angle and maximum lift coefficient, and postpone the decrease in the gradient of the lift coefficient. At the same time, the flow field visualized around both three-dimensional models suggests the leading-edge separation associated with the decrease in the gradient of the lift coefficient, Furthermore, the related two-dimensional simulation well agrees with the analysis of the lift coefficient, as the complement to the experiment. The bionic slat may be used as reference in the design of leading-edge slats without a cove.展开更多
There are more and more researches on heat transfer characteristics and prediction of supercritical CO_(2).The method of adding adiabatic section before and after heating section is usually adopted in these researches...There are more and more researches on heat transfer characteristics and prediction of supercritical CO_(2).The method of adding adiabatic section before and after heating section is usually adopted in these researches to ensure that the fluid entering the heating section is no longer affected by boundary layer,but the appropriate length range of adiabatic section and the influence of entrance effect are not discussed.However,some studies show that the entrance effect would affect the heat transfer in mini tubes.This paper uses the commercial CFD code FLUENT 19.0 to numerically study the heat transfer of supercritical CO_(2) in a mini tube under different working conditions(such as Re_(in),P_(in),q_(w) and flow direction)and the lengths of the adiabatic section(l_(as)/d).The entrance effects on heat transfer is more pronounced when Re_(in) is within the transition state and wall heat flux is relatively high,the resulting heat transfer deterioration causes T_(w,x) and h_(w,x) to rise sharply.As the adiabatic section increases,the location at which the heat exchange deteriorates moves to the entrance of the heating section and eventually leaves.The buoyancy effect and flow acceleration effect caused by the sharp change of physical properties are analyzed,and the dimensionless velocity distribution at the inlet of the heating section in different adiabatic sections is compared.It is proved that the entrance effect has an influence on the convection heat transfer of supercritical CO_(2) in mini tubes.The interaction reflected by wall shear stress between boundary layer development and drastic changes in physical properties is the cause of heat transfer deterioration.展开更多
基金The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (19725210)
文摘The aerodynamic force and flow structure of NACA 0012 airfoil performing an unsteady motion at low Reynolds number (Re = 100) are calculated by solving Navier-Stokes equations. The motion consists of three parts: the first translation, rotation and the second translation in the direction opposite to the first. The rotation and the second translation in this motion are expected to represent the rotation and translation of the wing-section of a hovering insect. The flow structure is used in combination with the theory of vorticity dynamics to explain the generation of unsteady aerodynamic force in the motion. During the rotation, due to the creation of strong vortices in short time, large aerodynamic force is produced and the force is almost normal to the airfoil chord. During the second translation, large lift coefficient can be maintained for certain time period and (C) over bar (L), the lift coefficient averaged over four chord lengths of travel, is larger than 2 (the corresponding steady-state lift coefficient is only 0.9). The large lift coefficient is due to two effects. The first is the delayed shedding of the stall vortex. The second is that the vortices created during the airfoil rotation and in the near wake left by previous translation form a short 'vortex street' in front of the airfoil and the 'vortex street' induces a 'wind'; against this 'wind' the airfoil translates, increasing its relative speed. The above results provide insights to the understanding of the mechanism of high-lift generation by a hovering insect.
文摘A slat without a cove is built on the basis of a bionic airfoil (i.e. stowed multi-element airfoil), which is extracted from a long-eared owl wing. The three-dimensional models with a deployed slat and a stowed slat are measured in a low-turbulence wind tunnel. The results are used to characterize high-lift effect: compared with the stowed slat, the deployed slat works more like a spoiler at low angles of attack, but like a conventional slat or slot at high angles of attack. In addition, it can also increase stall angle and maximum lift coefficient, and postpone the decrease in the gradient of the lift coefficient. At the same time, the flow field visualized around both three-dimensional models suggests the leading-edge separation associated with the decrease in the gradient of the lift coefficient, Furthermore, the related two-dimensional simulation well agrees with the analysis of the lift coefficient, as the complement to the experiment. The bionic slat may be used as reference in the design of leading-edge slats without a cove.
文摘There are more and more researches on heat transfer characteristics and prediction of supercritical CO_(2).The method of adding adiabatic section before and after heating section is usually adopted in these researches to ensure that the fluid entering the heating section is no longer affected by boundary layer,but the appropriate length range of adiabatic section and the influence of entrance effect are not discussed.However,some studies show that the entrance effect would affect the heat transfer in mini tubes.This paper uses the commercial CFD code FLUENT 19.0 to numerically study the heat transfer of supercritical CO_(2) in a mini tube under different working conditions(such as Re_(in),P_(in),q_(w) and flow direction)and the lengths of the adiabatic section(l_(as)/d).The entrance effects on heat transfer is more pronounced when Re_(in) is within the transition state and wall heat flux is relatively high,the resulting heat transfer deterioration causes T_(w,x) and h_(w,x) to rise sharply.As the adiabatic section increases,the location at which the heat exchange deteriorates moves to the entrance of the heating section and eventually leaves.The buoyancy effect and flow acceleration effect caused by the sharp change of physical properties are analyzed,and the dimensionless velocity distribution at the inlet of the heating section in different adiabatic sections is compared.It is proved that the entrance effect has an influence on the convection heat transfer of supercritical CO_(2) in mini tubes.The interaction reflected by wall shear stress between boundary layer development and drastic changes in physical properties is the cause of heat transfer deterioration.