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The impact of finite span and wing-tip vortices on a turbulent NACA0012 wing
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Centres, Linné Flow Center, FLOW. KTH, Centres, SeRC - Swedish e-Science Research Centre. Friedrich Alexander Univ FAU Erlangen Nurnberg, Inst Fluid Mech LSTM, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany..
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics. KTH, Centres, SeRC - Swedish e-Science Research Centre. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Centres, Linné Flow Center, FLOW.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7448-3290
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics. KTH, Centres, SeRC - Swedish e-Science Research Centre. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Centres, Linné Flow Center, FLOW.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9627-5903
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Centres, Linné Flow Center, FLOW. KTH, Centres, SeRC - Swedish e-Science Research Centre.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6570-5499
2024 (English)In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, ISSN 0022-1120, E-ISSN 1469-7645, Vol. 997, article id A68Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

High-fidelity simulations are conducted to investigate the turbulent boundary layers around a finite-span NACA0012 wing with a rounded wing-tip geometry at a chord-based Reynolds number of Re-c = 200 000 and at various angles of attack up to 10 degrees. The study aims to discern the differences between the boundary layers on the finite-span wing and those on infinite-span wings at equivalent angles of attack. The finite-span boundary layers exhibit: (i) an altered streamwise and a non-zero spanwise pressure gradient as a result of the variable downwash induced by the wing-tip vortices (an inviscid effect typical of finite-span wings); (ii) differences in the flow history at different wall-normal distances, caused by the variable flow angle in the wall-normal direction (due to constant pressure gradients and variable momentum normal to the wall); (iii) laminar flow entrainment into the turbulent boundary layers near the wing tip (due to a laminar-turbulent interface); and (iv) variations in boundary layer thickness across the span, attributed to the variable wall-normal velocity in that direction (a primarily inviscid effect). These physical effects are then used to explain the differences in the Reynolds stress profiles and other boundary layer quantities, including the reduced near-wall peak of the streamwise Reynolds stress and the elevated Reynolds stress levels near the boundary layer edge, both observed in the finite-span wings. Other aspects of the flow, such as the downstream development of wing-tip vortices and their interactions with the surrounding flow, are reserved for future investigations.

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Cambridge University Press (CUP) , 2024. Vol. 997, article id A68
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turbulence simulation, turbulent boundary layers
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Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-355786DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2024.667ISI: 001337398500001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-355786DiVA, id: diva2:1910172
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