Numerical study of a research circulation control airfoil using Navier-Stokes methods

Abstract

The compressible Reynolds time-averaged Navier-Stokes equations were used to obtain solutions for flows about a two-dimensiona l circulation control airfoil. The governing equations were written in conservation form for a body-fitted coordinate system and solved using an alternating direction implicit (ADI) procedure. A modified algebraic eddy viscosity model was used to define the turbulent characteristics of the flow, including the wall jet flow over the Coanda surface at the trailing edge. Numerical results are compared to experimental data obtained for a research circulation control airfoil geometry. Excellent agreement with the experimental results was obtained.