Design and investigations of aerodynamic flow analyses over aerofoils with and without innovative boundary layer injection
摘要
There exist multiple techniques to enhance the lift production as well as overall performance and efficiency of an airfoil, co- flow jet being one of them. This approach involves creating an injection slot near the front edge, through which a jet is delivered. To uphold the conservation of mass, an equal quantity of mass is drawn in through a suction slot. This study presents a comparison of the performance of the NACA 0025 baseline Airfoil with CFJ Airfoils that have injections and suction slots. The modified airfoil is named 0025-050-125. The Airfoil CFJ has an optimal placement of injection and suction slots. Despite a comparatively lower performance, it is determined that the final lift to drag ratio improves at 25° angle of attack with a gradual 3.8% increase as the angle of attack increases and would further increase at even higher angles of attack, making this airfoil an optimal candidate for implementation in lift- enhancing devices such as flaps. Also, as the angle of attack is further increased, the lift is seen to improve 12.08% and a 1.95% reduction in drag, bringing an overall L/D to a 14.32% increase on comparison with the conventional airfoil, deeming it suitable for high angle of attack operations. This proves to be an effective geometry for co- flow jet for optimized usage during mission-specific operations such as a tiltable rotary wing configuration of UAV as a Hybrid model.