Control of Separation Zone Behind a Flat Plate Under the Ground Effect Using Porous Lamination, Mathematical Modeling

Abstract

Examination of the flat and curved plates flying close to the ground is an appropriate approach in understanding the complexity of flow behavior near a solid or liquid surface. When a body flies close to a surface, the vortex structure behind the body is changed; therefore, the resultant lift force is more than zero. This phenomenon is named “ground effect”. In this study, flat and curved plates submerged in the ground boundary layer were numerically investigated under the ground effect. After validating the desired numerical code, the influences of adding porous layer to the plates with [Formula: see text] attack angle were examined on vortex structure and flow separation behind the plate under the ground effect. The obtained results revealed that using a porous zone significantly reduced the separation zone and changed the vortex shedding structure downstream of the plates.