| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 269, 2022
EFM19 – Experimental Fluid Mechanics 2019
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| Article Number | 01001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Contributions | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202226901001 | |
| Published online | 24 October 2022 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202226901001
Numerical investigation on NACA0012 airfoil with tubercular structure
Wind Engineering and Aerodynamic Research Center, Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Erciyes University, KAYSERİ, TURKEY
* Corresponding author: hhacikel@erciyes.edu.tr
Published online: 24 October 2022
Humpback whales have very special fins, which reduce the friction force by the projections on the fins and enhance the lift force with increasing angle of attack. Thus, it has opportunity to move with less energy. In this study, the tubular structure was formed and adapted to the NACA0012 airfoil profile. Numerical modelling of tubercle wing was performed in ANSYS FLUENT. In numerical modelling, k-ω SST and Transition SST turbulence models were used to investigate tubercle wing performance. The tubercle structure on the wing provided to canalize the flow in the tubercle cavities, thus flow separation decreased. Consequently, it was observed that the aerodynamic performance of the wing increased when the sinusoidal protrusions known as tubercle structure were applied to the leading edge of the wing.
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