Numerical Experiment of Flow Around a Compound Airfoil which Consists of Two Round Flat Plates

Abstract

A numerical experiment around a compound airfoil which consists of two round flat plates was performed using the vortex method. The round flat plate is formed in the leading edge and the trailing edge by the semicircle which makes thickness of the plate a diameter. And application investigation was performed in order to use the plate as a rudder of a submarine. Movement speed was made into 1 knot (0.5 m/s) supposing a late velocity at the time of entry into port. The Reynolds number corresponding to the length (cord length C) and velocity of a plate was Re = 3.4x105. In calculation, the angle of attack of a front round flat plate and a rear round flat plate was changed from 0 degree to 25 degrees, and a numerical simulation was performed. The time history of the fluid force of acting on the round flat plate, and the flow pattern were investigated. As a result of numerical experiment, the variation of flow pattern and the variation of fluid force which are based on changing an angle of attack were found.