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Flow Visualization of Vortex Shedding Around an Airfoil
Proceedings of the 1994 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & exposition
  • S. C. Lee, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • C. R. Chen
  • Fathi Finaish, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Experimental data obtained from flow visualization by vortex tagging was used to verify the computational results obtained transient-state solutions of Navier-Stokes equations for vorticity during an impulsively-started flow. Good agreement was reached. The computational method was extended to `steady' state, Karman vortex street was found to occur in the wake of an NACA 0015 airfoil at 40 degrees of angle of attack with Strouhal numbers of 0.27 and 0.32 for Reynolds numbers l03 and 1.04 respectively. The forming and shedding of vortices on the lee side of a structure correspond to the cyclic decrease and increase of local pressures which cause structure fatigue.

Meeting Name
1994 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
  • Airfoils,
  • Flow Visualization,
  • Fluid Structure Interaction,
  • Mathematical Models,
  • Navier Stokes Equations,
  • Reynolds Number,
  • Transients,
  • Wakes
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1994 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-1994
Publication Date
01 Jan 1994
Citation Information
S. C. Lee, C. R. Chen and Fathi Finaish. "Flow Visualization of Vortex Shedding Around an Airfoil" Proceedings of the 1994 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & exposition (1994)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/fathi-finaish/12/