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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 477, 2024
International Conference on Smart Technologies and Applied Research (STAR'2023)
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Article Number | 00099 | |
Number of page(s) | 12 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202447700099 | |
Published online | 16 January 2024 |
Numerical Study of an External Flow around a Corrugated Wing using Lattice Boltzmann Method
1 Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
2 Department of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
4 Aerospace Malaysia Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
* Corresponding Authors: ajayrenald@outlook.com
During the course of recent studies on wings at low Reynold number, it was observed that wing corrugation is often assumed to play an important role as well. However, studies show that corrugation of the wing is intended for structural purposes, and not aerodynamics. Corrugated wings have the advantage of being light and sturdy. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to understand the flow behaviour of the corrugated insect-scale wing; by conducting, a geometric parametric study during a non-oscillatory flight at a particular low Reynolds number and at two different angles of attack. In this computational study, a 3-D section of the corrugated wing along the chord is considered. The lattice Boltzmann method offers an alternative framework compared to the Navier-Stokes simulations. An open-source Parallel Lattice Boltzmann Solver on a high-performance computing platform is used for this computational analysis. The present study shows that the flow-related performance of the corrugated wing in terms of forces and kinetic energy is predominantly governed by the geometric variations that can largely affect the formation of vortices and their mutual interaction. The study reveals that the presence of corrugation does not affect the enhancement of forces and corrugation near the leading edge generally affects the performance due to large flow separation affecting the suction.
Key words: Trailing edge / corrugations / Mosquito wing / Non-oscillatory / Lattice Boltzmann Method / Average Kinetic Energy
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2024
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