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Numerical Analysis of Gurney Flap Impact on NACA 4415 Airfoil Aerodynamics Performance James Julian; Mirza Fauzan Lukiano; Fitri Wahyuni; Waridho Iskandar; Nely Toding Bunga
Jurnal Asiimetrik: Jurnal Ilmiah Rekayasa dan Inovasi Volume 6 Nomor 1 Tahun 2024
Publisher : Fakultas Teknik Universitas Pancasila

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35814/asiimetrik.v6i1.5722

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Improving airfoil aerodynamic performance is an essential aspect of aerodynamic technology. The use of passive flow control is one way to enhance the aerodynamic performance of the airfoil. The influence of using gurney flaps as passive flow control was explored through the CFD approach employing the RANS control equations with the k-epsilon turbulence model. The airfoil model utilized in this investigation was the NACA 4415 operating at a Reynolds number of 1×106. This study explored three different variations of flap height, namely 0.5%, 1%, and 2% of chord length. The outcomes showed that adding gurney flaps showed quite positive results in increasing the lift and drag performance of NACA 4415. An airfoil with a 0.5%c height flap has an average percentage increase in Cl of 12%, followed by a height flap of 1%c, which is 23%, and a percentage Cl of 37% for a height flap of 2%c. Meanwhile, each variation in height flap affected the increase in Cd. A height flap of 0.5%c increased Cd with an average percentage of 2%, while a height flap of 1%c increased the percentage of Cd by 4% and 6% for a height flap of 2%c. Moreover, visualization of fluid flow with pressure and velocity contours given at AoA 12º to determine the effect on the increase in Cland Cd in NACA 4415.
Numerical Modelling of NACA 0015 Airfoil Under the Erosion Condition Rayhan Fariansyah Billad; James Julian; Fitri Wahyuni; Waridho Iskandar; Nely Toding Bunga
Jurnal Asiimetrik: Jurnal Ilmiah Rekayasa dan Inovasi Volume 6 Nomor 1 Tahun 2024
Publisher : Fakultas Teknik Universitas Pancasila

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35814/asiimetrik.v6i1.5875

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Airfoil that experiences erosion caused by flying debris that hit the airfoil can affect the performance of the airfoil. This research was studied to determine the effect of erosion with varying erosion length using numerical methods on the performance of the NACA 0015 airfoil. This research was simulated using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) approach. Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) is implemented as the governing equation. The turbulence model used in this research is the k-epsilon model. The Reynolds number used is 1.5 x 10⁶. This research proves that the erosion effect can reduce the Cl value and increase the Cd value on the NACA 0015 airfoil. Increasing the erosion length on the airfoil can also affect the Cl value and Cd value, but this effect is insignificant. In the contour visualization, it can be seen that the airfoil that is experiencing erosion has a pressure contour that increases in the upper chamber and decreases in the lower chamber compared to the airfoil that does not experience erosion so that it can reduce the lifting force of the NACA 0015 airfoil. The flow velocity and streamline contours also show greater circulation in the erosion airfoil, which can accelerate the stall by 1o AoA. Then, variations in increasing erosion length on the airfoil do not show any significant differences in pressure contours or circulating flow.