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Development and interaction of vortices over a very low aspect-ratio wing under pitch-up motion

Dong, Lei; Choi, Kwing-So; Mao, Xuerui; Wang, Yaxing

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Authors

Lei Dong

KWING-SO CHOI kwing-so.choi@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Fluid Mechanics

Xuerui Mao



Abstract

The vortical structures over a thin rectangular wing with a very low aspect ratio of 0.277 were investigated in a wind tunnel at an effective Reynolds number of 3×106. When applying pitch-up motion pivoted at mid-chord, the maximum lift angle was increased with an increase in the pitch rate, but the maximum lift coefficient was reduced. The pitching motion also caused delay in the vortical development over the wing, which was increased with an increase in the pitch rate. The delay in the leading-edge vortex development due to the pitching motion was nearly identical to that in the tip vortex development, indicating that the dynamics of the leading-edge vortex was strongly influenced by the tip vortex. This was confirmed by particle image velocimetry measurements, which demonstrated that the tip vortex over a very low aspect-ratio wing induced strong downwash to influence the development of the leading-edge vortex during the pitching motion, which led to a delay in flow separation.

Citation

Dong, L., Choi, K.-S., Mao, X., & Wang, Y. (2022). Development and interaction of vortices over a very low aspect-ratio wing under pitch-up motion. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 943, Article A42. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.451

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 16, 2022
Online Publication Date Jun 16, 2022
Publication Date Jul 25, 2022
Deposit Date May 23, 2022
Publicly Available Date Dec 17, 2022
Journal Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Print ISSN 0022-1120
Electronic ISSN 1469-7645
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 943
Article Number A42
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.451
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/8218821
Publisher URL https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-fluid-mechanics/article/development-and-interaction-of-vortices-over-a-very-low-aspectratio-wing-under-pitchup-motion/16074882A0AE899DF5E66B1FAD70E9CE

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