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Aerodynamic performance investigation of sweptback wings with bio-inspired leading-edge tubercles

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WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD
DOI: 10.1142/S0129183122500358

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Bio-inspired wings; tubercles; sweptback wing profile; CFD; wind tunnel testing

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The aerodynamic behavior of sweptback wing configurations with bio-inspired humpback whale leading-edge tubercles has been investigated using computational and experimental techniques. The study validates the aerodynamic performance of tubercled wings with different airfoils and analyzes the effects of leading-edge protuberances on stall delay, flow separation control, and vortex distribution. The experimental data provide useful insights for the design of novel lifting surfaces, hydroplanes, and wind turbines in the future.
The aerodynamic behavior of sweptback wing configurations with bio-inspired humpback whale (HW) leading-edge (LE) tubercles has been investigated through computational and experimental techniques. Specifically, the aerodynamic performance of tubercled wings with symmetric (NACA 0015) and cambered (NACA 4415) airfoils is validated against the baseline model at various angles of attack (alpha). The t/c ratio of the HW flipper is strategically reduced to 0.15 for ascertaining the flow control potential of the bio-inspired wings with sweptback configuration. It is a novel effort to quantify the effect of the leading-edge protuberances on stall delay, flow separation control and distribution of streamline vortices at unique t I e ratio outside the thickness range of HW flipper morphology. Four tapered sweptback wing models (Baseline A, Baseline B, HUMP 0015, HUMP 4415) are used with the amplitude-to-wavelength (A/lambda) ratio of 0.24 and Reynolds number about Re = 1.83 x 10(5). The chordwise pressure distributions are recorded at the peak, mid and trough regions of the tubercled wings through a detailed wind tunnel testing and validated with numerical analysis. Additionally, the flow characteristics over the bio-inspired surfaces have been qualitatively analyzed through the laser flow visualization (LFV) technique to reveal the influence of laminar separation bubbles (LSBs). The essential aerodynamic characteristics such as boundary layer trip delay, vortex mixing, stall delay, and flow control at different AoA are addressed through consistent experimental data. As the sweptback configuration is a primary choice for airplane wings, the improved aerodynamic characteristics of the tubercled wings can be effectively utilized for the design of novel lifting surfaces, hydroplanes and wind turbines in the near future.

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