Lift Enhancement on Unconventional Airfoils by Yeung, W. W. H.

“…Lift augmentation on airfoils is a critical task to an aerodynamicist when asked to design new wings. …”
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Computational study on the influence of Coanda jet on airfoils: two-dimensional case by Djojodihardjo, Harijono, Abdul Hamid, Mohd Faisal

“…Parametric studies are carried out to obtain some optimum configuration, by varying pertinent airfoil geometrical and Coanda-Jet parameters. Particular attention is also given to turbulence modelling, by meticulous choice of appropriate turbulent models and scaling, commensurate with the grid generation, CFD code utilized and computational effectiveness. …”
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Optimization of a synthetic jet actuator for flow control around an airfoil by Montazer, Elham, Mirzaei, Masoud, Salami, Erfan, Ward, Thomas Arthur, Romli, Fairuz Izzudin, Kazi, Salim Newaz

“…This paper deals with the optimization of a synthetic jet actuator parameters in the control flow around the NACA0015 airfoil at two angles of attack: 13° (i.e. the stall angle of NACA0015) and 16° (i.e. the post stall angle of NACA0015) to maximize the aerodynamic performance of the airfoil. …”
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Airfoil selection and computational study on the torque performance of 4-blade vertical axis wind turbine by Sunny, Kalakanda Alfred, Kumar, Pradeep, Kumar, Nallapaneni Manoj, Banerjee, Joy, Adheena, G.J.

“…NACA0012, NACA0015, NACA0018 and NACA0021 airfoil types were analysed for the tangential force they create at different angle of attack. …”
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Grid convergence study for detached-eddy simulation of flow over rod-airfoil configuration using openfoam by Samion, S. R. L., Shaharuddin, N. H., Mat Ali, M. S.

“…A rod-airfoil is a benchmark configuration for simulating Airfoil-Turbulence Interaction Noise (ATIN). …”
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Experimental verification of lift enhancement of laminar flow airfoil RG15 in low Reynolds number boundary layers by Ariff, Omar Kassim, Salami, Erfan, Teh, W. S., Sajjad, K., Go, Tiauw Hiong

“…The phenomenon experienced by these aircraft with laminar flow airfoils has previously been falsely attributed to the conservation of energy within each cycle. …”
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Reduced mechanical oscillations using the MAGLEV concept in vertical axis wind turbine by Vaithilingam, Chockalingam Aravind, Tay, S. C., Misron, Norhisam, Aris, Ishak, Jayakumar, J.

“…Initially the shape of the airfoil is designed and analyses and the position for a five blade structure is investigated. …”
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Effect of Stall Strip Position, Size and Geometry on the Lift Coefficient of NACA 001 Aerofoil by Wee, Tee, A. N., Oumer, Ahmmad, Shukrie, Azizuddin, Abdul Aziz, Baheta, Aklilu

“…This study aims to determine the optimum position and geometry of stall strips (SS) to control sudden fall of lift in wind turbine blades. The type of airfoil used in this study is NACA 0015 with 150 mm of chord length. …”
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Coanda jet lift enhancement : two-dimensional computational studies. by Djojodihardjo, Harijono, Abdul Hamid, Mohd Faisal

“…Parametric studies are carried out to obtain some optimum configuration, by varying pertinent airfoil geometrical and Coanda-Jet parameters. Particular attention is also given to turbulence modelling, by meticulous choice of appropriate turbulent models and scaling, commensurate with the grid generation, CFD code utilized and computational effectiveness. …”
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Performance characteristics of generic bell 206b helicopter tail rotor blade using empirical numerical method by Mahamad, Firdaus, Koto, Jaswar, Ishak, Iskandar Shah, Ammoo, Mohd. Shariff

“…This paper presents the Empirical Numerical Method for the analysis of the performance characteristics of a generic bell 206B helicopter tail rotor blade. The airfoil profile of the blade is near similar to NACA 0012 series, with maximum thickness 12% at 33% chord. …”

The effects of reynolds number on flow separation of Naca Aerofoil by Ab. Wahid, Mastura, Abdul Hakim, Muhammad Syahmi, Dahalan, Md. Nizam, Mansor, Shuhaimi, Wan Ali, Wan Khairuddin, Othman, Norazila, Mat, Shabudin

“…The purpose of this study is to investigate the flow separation above UTM 2D Airfoil at three different Reynolds numbers which are 1 × 106, 1.5 × 106 and 2 × 106 using pressure distribution method and flow visualization. …”

Design and development of vertical axis wind turbine by Shahariar, G. M. Hasan, Hasan, Mohammad Rashedul

“…The model is based on NACA 0018 airfoil & light wood is used as blade material. The full scale Vertical Axis Wind Turbine is made for 36 inch height, 24 inch diameter, blade cord length is 3.937 inch & blade height is 24 inch. …”

Aerodynamic behavior of a compound wing configuration in ground effect by Jamei, Saeed, Maimun, Adi, Mansor, Shuhaimi, Priyanto, Agoes, Nor Azwadi, Nor Azwadi

“…The compound wing was divided into three parts with one rectangular wing in the middle and two reverse taper wings with an anhedral angle at the sides. An NACA6409 airfoil was employed as a section of wings. Three dimensional (3D) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was applied as a numerical scheme. …”
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Two blade vertical axis wind turbine: investigations on the torque generation at different rotational velocities by Sunny, Kalakanda Alfred, Kumar, Pradeep, Kumar, Nallapaneni Manoj, Veena, A., G. J., Adheena

“…This study includes the selection of airfoil by comparing lift and drag generated by airfoils NACA 0012, NACA 0015, NACA 0018, and NACA 0021. …”
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Aerodynamic damping and stiffness determination for aircraft wing flutter speed analysis by Mansor, Shuhaimi, Boo, Koon Yan, Abdul Latif, Ainullotfi

“…A set of wing models with NACA 0010, NACA 0012, NACA 0014 and NACA 0018 airfoils respectively, with a wing span of 0.36m and chord of 0.16m (i.e. …”

Aerodynamic analysis of horizontal axis wind turbine using blade element momentum theory for low wind speed conditions by Efkirn, Esam Abubaker, Mat Lazim, Tholudin, Wan Omar, W. Z., Nik Mohd., N. A. R., Takeyeldein, M. M.

“…For countries around the equator where wind speed is low, the need for new innovative design of wind turbine for low wind speed condition or class 1 wind is of primary urgency. A new type of airfoil for low wind speed turbine blade need to be designed. …”

Conceptual design of a novel power-augmented hydrokinetic run-of- river turbine by Chong, Wen Tong, Wong, K.H., Kong, K.K., Tan, W.Y., Xianbao, X.

“…The turbine system is designed by intercepting the two guide vanes in between three individual turbines and also two diffuservanes as the outer part of the system. The NACA 0015 airfoil profile is used as turbine blade in this design. …”
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Conceptual design of a novel power-augmented marine current turbine by Chong, Wen Tong, Wong, K.H., Xiang, X., Kong, Keen Kuan, Tan, W.Y.

“…The two layers radial bladerotors are offset by 60 degrees. The NACA 0015 airfoil profile is used as turbine blade in this design. …”
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