Computational aeroelastic simulations of self-sustained pitch oscillations of a NACA0012 at transitional Reynolds numbers

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1262-1277

  Poirel, D ^a   Metivier V ^b   Dumas, G ^b  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aeroelastic numerical simulations; CFD; Flutter; LCO; Low Re aerodynamics; Self sustained oscillations; Transitional boundary layer; URANS

Indexed keywords

AERO-ELASTIC SIMULATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; LAMINAR SEPARATIONS; LCO; LIMIT CYCLE; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; LOW-AMPLITUDE; PITCH OSCILLATIONS; PITCHING OSCILLATION; SELF-SUSTAINED OSCILLATIONS; SHEAR INSTABILITY; TRAILING EDGES; TRANSITIONAL BOUNDARY LAYERS; TWO-REGIME; URANS;

AEROELASTICITY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS); REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; SUPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS;

LAMINAR BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 80053050504     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: 10958622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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