Theses and Dissertations

Date of Award

5-2020

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Mechanical Engineering

First Advisor

Dr. Isaac Choutapalli

Second Advisor

Dr. Robert Freeman

Third Advisor

Dr. Horacio Vasquez

Abstract

The aerodynamics and flow field characteristics of a NACA 0010 airfoil with leading-edge modifications were investigated in flow with freestream turbulence intensity of 4%. A set of 4 airfoils, each of them with different wavelength (4, 8, 10, 12 tubercles along the spanwise direction) was experimentally studied. An unmodified NACA 0010 airfoil was used as baseline. The Reynolds number was varied from 201,200 to 351,600. The angle of attack was varied within the range of -6 to 20 degrees. Several techniques were used to investigate the characteristics of the airfoils such as wake profile surveys, 6-axis force measurements, and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). From the results, it was shown that increasing the freestream turbulence intensity changed primarily the drag behavior reported for leading-edge tubercles at lower turbulence intensity.

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Copyright 2020 Alexia Martinez Ibarra. All Rights Reserved.

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