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We reveal the effects of sweep on the wake dynamics around NACA 0015 wings at high angles of attack using direct numerical simulations and resolvent analysis. The influence of sweep on the wake dynamics is considered for sweep angles from…
We combine three-dimensional (3D) large-eddy simulations (LES) and resolvent analysis to design active separation control techniques on a NACA 0012 airfoil. Spanwise-periodic flows over the airfoil at a chord-based Reynolds number of…
Direct numerical simulations (DNS) and modal analysis techniques are applied to investigate the flow over a NACA-0012 airfoil at a Reynolds number of 50,000. Three different sweep angles are considered, namely 0, 20 and 40 degrees, for two…
The complex wake modifications produced by a Gurney flap on symmetric NACA airfoils at low Reynolds number are investigated. Two-dimensional incompressible flows over NACA 0000 (flat plate), 0006, 0012 and 0018 airfoils at a Reynolds number…
We carried out high-resolution large-eddy simulations (LESs) to investigate the effects of several separation-control approaches on a NACA4412 wing section with spanwise width of $L_z = 0.6$ at an angle of attack of $AoA=11^{\circ}$ at a…
We present a resolvent-based framework for estimating turbulent velocity fluctuations in the wake of a spanwise-periodic NACA0012 airfoil at Mach 0.3, Reynolds number 23,000, and an angle of attack of 6 degrees. Building on the methodology…
This study investigates the effect of surface dimples on the unsteady aerodynamics of a National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics airfoil (NACA0012) at a chord-based Reynolds numbers of $Re_c = 5300$ and $10{,}000$ using direct numerical…
Direct numerical simulations are carried out to investigate the flow features responsible for secondary tones arising in trailing-edge noise at moderate Reynolds numbers. Simulations are performed for a NACA 0012 airfoil at freestream Mach…
Large eddy simulations are performed to study tonal noise generation by a NACA0012 airfoil at an angle of attack ${\alpha = 3}$ deg. and freestream Mach number of ${M_{\infty} = 0.3}$. Different Reynolds numbers are analyzed spanning ${0.5…
The flows around a NACA 0018 airfoil at a Reynolds number of 10250 and angles of attack of alpha = 0 (A0) and alpha = 10 (A10) are modelled using resolvent analysis and limited experimental measurements obtained from particle image…
High-fidelity simulations are conducted to investigate the turbulent boundary layers around a finite-span NACA0012 wing with a rounded wing-tip geometry at a chord-based Reynolds number of $Re_c=200\,000$ and at various angles of attack up…
The wake of wavy cylinder has been shown to exhibit bistability. Depending on the initial condition, the final state of the wake can either develop into a steady flow (state I), or periodic shedding (state II). In this paper, we perform…
Reynolds-number effects in the adverse-pressure-gradient (APG) turbulent boundary layer (TBL) developing on the suction side of a NACA4412 wing section are assessed in the present work. To this end, we analyze four cases at Reynolds numbers…
We perform resolvent analysis to examine the perturbation dynamics over the laminar separation bubble (LSB) that forms near the leading edge of a NACA 0012 airfoil at a chord-based Reynolds number of 500,000 and an angle of attack of 8…
At high incidence, low-aspect-ratio wings present a unique set of aerodynamic characteristics, including flow separation, vortex shedding, and unsteady force production. Furthermore, low-aspect ratio wings exhibit a highly impactful tip…
In the current work we numerically study the effect of traveling-wave surface morphing actuation on the suction surface of NACA0012 at Re = 1,000. Although this actuation strategy has been studied at higher Reynolds numbers for an airfoil…
We perform direct numerical simulations of laminar separated flows over finite-aspect-ratio swept wings at a chord-base Reynolds number of $Re = 400$ to reveal a variety of wake structures generated for a range of aspect ratios…
The purpose of this work is to investigate the flow around a fixed NACA0012 airfoil profile at different angles of attack using wall-resolved LES. The profile has a chord length of c=0.1 m and is exposed to a flow at a Reynolds number of…
This paper examines how increasing the value of the Reynolds number $Re$ affects the ability of spanwise-forcing techniques to yield turbulent skin-friction drag reduction. The considered forcing is based on the streamwise-travelling waves…
In this paper we present experimental and numerical reference data for a NACA 64A-110 airfoil at two angles of attack for $Ma=0.72$ and a Reynolds number of $Re_c=930.000$ with respect to the chord length. The test cases are designed to…