Three-Dimensional Analysis of Biomimetic Aerofoil in Transonic Flow

MARIMUTHU, Siva, Al-Rabeei, Samer and Boha, Hithim (2022) Three-Dimensional Analysis of Biomimetic Aerofoil in Transonic Flow. Biomimetics, 7 (1). pp. 1-9. ISSN 2313-7673

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Since the invention of the aircraft, there has been a need for better surface design to enhance performance. This thirst has driven many aerodynamicists to develop various types of aerofoils. Most researchers have strongly assumed that smooth surfaces would be more suitable for air transport vehicles. This ideology was shattered into pieces when biomimetics was introduced. Biomimetics emphasized the roughness of a surface instead of smoothness in a fluid flow regime. In this research, the most popular 0012 aerofoils of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) are considered to improve them, with the help of a surface pattern derived from the biological environment. Original and biomimetic aerofoils were designed in three dimensions with the help of Solidworks software and analyzed in the computational flow domain using the commercial code ANSYS Fluent. The implemented biomimetic rough surface pattern upgraded the NACA 0012 aerofoil design in the transonic flow regime. Lift and viscous forces of the aerofoil improved up to 5.41% and 9.98%, respectively. This research has proved that a surface with a little roughness is better than a smooth surface.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	aerofoil; biomimetics; computational fluid dynamics; transonic flow; viscous reduction
Faculty:	School of Digital, Technologies and Arts > Engineering
Depositing User:	Siva MARIMUTHU
Date Deposited:	07 Nov 2022 10:00
Last Modified:	24 Feb 2023 14:04
URI:	https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/id/eprint/7490

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