Effect of Multistage Circulation Control on Blade Aerodynamic Performance

Hai Du (), Lejie Yang, Shuo Chen, Wenxiao Zhang and Shengchun Han
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Hai Du: School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
Lejie Yang: Key Laboratory of Fluid and Power Machinery, Ministry of Education, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
Shuo Chen: Key Laboratory of Fluid and Power Machinery, Ministry of Education, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
Wenxiao Zhang: School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
Shengchun Han: Key Laboratory of Fluid and Power Machinery, Ministry of Education, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 19, 1-21

Abstract: To improve the low aerodynamic efficiency and reduce the high energy consumption of a single-stage circulation control wing, a multistage circulation control wing was designed. By combining force measurement and particle image velocimetry (PIV), the aerodynamic and flow-field characteristics of an aerofoil were investigated with respect to the increase in the number of blowing slots, changes in the blowing coefficient, and different blowing ratios for three slots. The force measurement results revealed that the maximum lift-to-drag ratio resulting from simultaneous blowing into the three slots increased by 95.3% compared with that in the absence of circulation control. With an increase in the blowing coefficient, two stages were observed: separation control and supercirculation control. In the separation control stage, the lift and drag coefficients significantly increased and decreased, respectively. In the supercirculation control stage, the lift coefficient gradually increased with the blowing coefficient, whereas the drag coefficient remained unchanged. When the blowing ratio (blowing flow ratio of three slots) in the three slots was 3:1:2, the maximum lift-to-drag ratio of the wing could reach 143.48%. The effects of different slot positions on the aerodynamic control were found to vary. The effects of Slot.1 and Slot.3 in terms of the drag reduction and lift, respectively, were evident, and the influence of Slot.2 on blowing between these two slots played a role in jet relay. The PIV results revealed that multistage blowing circulation increased the curvature of the trailing-edge streamline, thus increasing the equivalent aerofoil camber and improving the wing lift. At a high angle of attack, this circulation demonstrated a flow separation control effect.

Keywords: wind turbine; circulation control; lift enhancement; wind tunnel experiments; PIV (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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