A comparative study of turbulence models on aerodynamics characteristics of a NACA0012 airfoil

Sadikin, Azmahani and Mohd Yunus, Nurul Akma and Abd Hamid, Saiful Anuar and Ismail, Al Emran and Salleh, Salihatun and Ahmad, Sufizar and Abdol Rahman, Mohd Nasrull and Mahzan, Shahruddin and Ayop, Sallehuddin Shah (2018) A comparative study of turbulence models on aerodynamics characteristics of a NACA0012 airfoil. International Journal of Integrated Engineering, 10 (1). pp. 134-137. ISSN 2229-838X

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Abstract

This paper presented a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation of air flow past a 2D model NACA0012 airfoil at high Reynolds number (Re = 3.0 x 106 ) at various angles of attack (-10 to 15). The simulations were undertaken to inform on how the fluid flowed around the airfoil by solving the steady state governing equations of continuity and momentum conservation that are combined with one of three turbulence models Spalart-Allmaras, Realizable k-ε and k-ω shear stress transport (SST). It is observed that the Realizable k- ε eliminates the small separation bubble on the upper surface of the airfoil and delaying separation flow. Also, for the lift coefficient, CL and drag coefficient, CD investigated in this paper, the predicted data have good agreement with other published data.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: NACA0012 airfoil; CFD; Spalart-Allmaras; Realizable k- ε, k-ω SST; lift coefficient; drag coefficient
Subjects: T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery > TJ170-179 Mechanics applied to machinery. Dynamics
T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics > TL500-777 Aeronautics. Aeronautical engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering > Department of Mechanical Engineering
Depositing User: UiTM Student Praktikal
Date Deposited: 06 Jan 2022 03:23
Last Modified: 06 Jan 2022 03:23
URI: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/5155

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