Numerical study of the flow over symmetrical airfoils with ground effects

The paper presents the ground effects on the flow over five NACA symmetrical airfoils by analyzing the coefficients of lift. The unbounded flow over a selected airfoil was first simulated, and the results were validated against the established data in order to validate the method used in obtaining t...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Aslam, Suresh, Surendran, Mohd Saleh, Siti Juita Mastura, Zulkafli, Mohd Fadhli, Abdul Ghafir, Mohammad Fahmi
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Language:English
Published: IAEME Publication 2019
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Online Access:http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4607/1/AJ%202019%20%28291%29.pdf
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author Abdullah, Aslam
Suresh, Surendran
Mohd Saleh, Siti Juita Mastura
Zulkafli, Mohd Fadhli
Abdul Ghafir, Mohammad Fahmi
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description The paper presents the ground effects on the flow over five NACA symmetrical airfoils by analyzing the coefficients of lift. The unbounded flow over a selected airfoil was first simulated, and the results were validated against the established data in order to validate the method used in obtaining the lift coefficients. In the presence of ground, we kept the angle of attack to be constantly zero throughout the computations. Ground clearances were set based on those for aircrafts whose wing cross sections are the airfoils of interest. ANSYS was used for such numerical computations. We illustrate percentage increment of lift that is inversely proportional to the ground clearance. This work sheds insight on the important parameters that need to be taken into account in the operational of an aircraft.
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spelling uthm.eprints-46072021-12-07T08:31:10Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4607/ Numerical study of the flow over symmetrical airfoils with ground effects Abdullah, Aslam Suresh, Surendran Mohd Saleh, Siti Juita Mastura Zulkafli, Mohd Fadhli Abdul Ghafir, Mohammad Fahmi TL500-777 Aeronautics. Aeronautical engineering The paper presents the ground effects on the flow over five NACA symmetrical airfoils by analyzing the coefficients of lift. The unbounded flow over a selected airfoil was first simulated, and the results were validated against the established data in order to validate the method used in obtaining the lift coefficients. In the presence of ground, we kept the angle of attack to be constantly zero throughout the computations. Ground clearances were set based on those for aircrafts whose wing cross sections are the airfoils of interest. ANSYS was used for such numerical computations. We illustrate percentage increment of lift that is inversely proportional to the ground clearance. This work sheds insight on the important parameters that need to be taken into account in the operational of an aircraft. IAEME Publication 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4607/1/AJ%202019%20%28291%29.pdf Abdullah, Aslam and Suresh, Surendran and Mohd Saleh, Siti Juita Mastura and Zulkafli, Mohd Fadhli and Abdul Ghafir, Mohammad Fahmi (2019) Numerical study of the flow over symmetrical airfoils with ground effects. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET), 10 (4). pp. 1106-1113. ISSN 0976-6340
spellingShingle TL500-777 Aeronautics. Aeronautical engineering
Abdullah, Aslam
Suresh, Surendran
Mohd Saleh, Siti Juita Mastura
Zulkafli, Mohd Fadhli
Abdul Ghafir, Mohammad Fahmi
Numerical study of the flow over symmetrical airfoils with ground effects
title Numerical study of the flow over symmetrical airfoils with ground effects
title_full Numerical study of the flow over symmetrical airfoils with ground effects
title_fullStr Numerical study of the flow over symmetrical airfoils with ground effects
title_full_unstemmed Numerical study of the flow over symmetrical airfoils with ground effects
title_short Numerical study of the flow over symmetrical airfoils with ground effects
title_sort numerical study of the flow over symmetrical airfoils with ground effects
topic TL500-777 Aeronautics. Aeronautical engineering
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4607/1/AJ%202019%20%28291%29.pdf
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