Abstract

AbstractThis study numerically investigates the transonic flutter characteristics of a supercritical airfoil and discusses the similarities and differences compared to a conventional symmetric airfoil. A wing-section model with two-degree-of-freedom was adapted. An SC2-0610 supercritical airfoil was used for the investigation, and the results were compared with those of the NACA64A010 airfoil. Overall, similar flutter characteristics, such as transonic dip appearance, were observed between the two airfoils. The effect of the shape of the supercritical airfoil appears as the angle of attack effect; for example, the supercritical airfoil with an angle of attack of −2°(0°) shows qualitatively similar flutter characteristics to the NACA64A010 airfoil with an angle of attack of 0°(2°). Furthermore, in the present study, the supercritical airfoil exhibits unique flutter characteristics under high Mach number conditions because of the development of flow separation near the trailing edge on the lower surface. In particular, when the Mach number was 0.875, the flow reattachment near the trailing edge on the lower surface generated a high-pressure region, which induced a unique flutter oscillation under the second torsion mode.KeywordsSupercritical airfoilTransonic flutterShock oscillationFlow separation

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