Computational Analysis of a Two-Slot Circulation Control Airfoil
Abstract
A two-slot circulation control airfoil was analyzed using the two- dimensional, compressible, mass-averaged, Navier-Stokes equations. The implicit Beam-Warming approximate factorization technique was used to calculate airfoil characteristics for a flight Mach number of 0.3 and a reynolds number near 3 million. The results were then compared to a previous one-slot solution. An existing circulation control airfoil was modified to include a second slot. Different blowing rates were then applied to each slot in various combinations. The lift generated for a given total blowing momentum for the two-slot airfoil was nearly identical to that for a single-slot airfoil when the lowest blowing rate was applied to the first slot. Although the lift per unit blowing momentum did not increase over the single-slot case, the maximum lift coefficient was increased due to the increased momentum available from the additional slot. Separation angle increased when a small amount of blowing was applied to the first slot, and additional blowing applied to the second slot. The airfoil moment followed the same trend as the single slot, and was less dependent on which the flow was applied. Due to the lack if experimental data, and the difficulty in modeling drag for the circulation control airfoil, it is difficult to compare drag. Keywords: Theses.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA216132
Entities
People
- Donald J. Ferguson
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology