GAO Qing-jia, BAI Yue, SUN Qiang etc. Design and aerodynamic simulation of low Reynolds number rotor airfoil[J]. Editorial Office of Optics and Precision Engineering, 2015,23(2): 511-519
GAO Qing-jia, BAI Yue, SUN Qiang etc. Design and aerodynamic simulation of low Reynolds number rotor airfoil[J]. Editorial Office of Optics and Precision Engineering, 2015,23(2): 511-519 DOI: 10.3788/OPE.20152302.0511.
Design and aerodynamic simulation of low Reynolds number rotor airfoil
This research focuses on the thin circular arc rotor airfoils at a low Reynolds number. A novel thin circular arc airfoil with a convex structure was designed in consideration of its demand for high aerodynamic performance
high structural strength
lightweighting and easy manufacture. A convex curve on the upper surface of the airfoil was adopted to increase the thickness of airfoil at the partial chord and a stiffener in the airfoil was installed to improve the structural strength of blade span wise. The designed thin circular arc airfoil has the maximum thickness of 4.3%
a circular average thickness of 2.5%
the maximum camber of 5.5% and an average camber of 4.5%. Numerical simulations for computing the aerodynamic performance of the airfoil were performed at the representative Reynolds number between 40
000 and 100
000
and the angle of attack (AOA) from -4°to 12° by using the two dimensional steady and incompressible Navier-Stoke equations. The pressure coefficient distribution line of airfoil surfaces and the velocity vector were acquired. A carbon fiber rotor with a diameter of 40 cm
a mass of 15 g and rotor pitch of 15.7 cm was manufactured with the present airfoil
and the experiments on the lift force and the structural strength in a hover state were performed and the results show the performance of the airfoil meets the use requirments. At present
the developed rotor airfoil has been successfully used in a rotor aircraft.
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