NACA 2415 Aerofoil

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As the angle of attack rises from 2° to 15°, the pressure gradient increases, the stagnation point has moved lower to the pressure surface. For the aerofoil at an angle of attack of 15°, the pressure gradient drops significantly and generate a huge pressure difference around that point. After applying the leading-edge slat to the aerofoil at 15°, the gradient becomes more constant and it no longer has a boundary layer separation at the suction surface. Discussion From Fig.1, using the NACA data, the higher the Reynold number the air has, the further they can extend on the linear region. The linear region has a gradient of 2π and the lift coefficient of zero angle of attack is 0.2 which shows that NACA 2415 aerofoil is a positive cambered foil. A high Reynold number suggest a high velocity flow or less viscous fluid which carries a higher momentum. The Reynold number of the air is at least 20 times lower than all NACA data. It therefore has a lower momentum to push the separation point back to the trailing edge when the angle of attack increases. As it has a lower velocity, the pressure of fluid across the aerofoil is higher than the NACA result. The area of boundary layer will then increase due to continuity equation, it is easier for the separation to happen. The …show more content…

The linear region is longer when the leading edge slat is implemented. It shoes that the aerofoil has a higher achievable maximum lift coefficient. A slat is a thin, highly cambered aerofoil that is deployed in front of the main wing section. A secondary flow is introduced through the gap between the slat and the aerofoil leading edge. This jet has a high momentum which re-energize the flow on the upper surface of the wing. This will keep the separation point at the trailing edge, lift can then be generated across the whole aerofoil. It increases the stalling angle and hence increases the maximum lift

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