SRJSTI The NAL method for the design and（SRJSTI NAL对设计和方法）.pdfVIP

SRJSTI - The NAL method for the design and analysis of natural laminar flow (NLP) airfoils K.R. Srilatha, G.S. Dwarakanath, and P.Ramamoorthy Computational and Theoretical Fluid Dynamics Division National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore 560 017, INDIA Abstract: A software package (called SRJSTI) for the design and analysis of NLF airfoik is described. As an illustration, an NLF airfoil for NALs Light Transport Air- craft has been designed using this package. Its aerodynamic characteristics have been extensively compared with GAW-2 airfoil and also with wind tunnel experiments. 1. Introduction There is a constant endeavour to seek energy efficient technologies for general aviation, and the design of Natural Laminar Flow (NLF) airfoils provides one. In this technology the flow is controlled to laminar on its own so as to reduce the profile drag. The availabil- ity of advanced materials for fabricating clean control surfaces without the usual surface roughness and the availabilty of good computational methods to custom-design any aero- dynamic shape have-paced this technology. NLF airfoils find applications in Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPV), gliders, wind turbines, sports aircraft and other general aviation aircraft. 2. A brief survey of NLF airfoil design and development Even before NLF airfoils were realised in practice in the 1990s, there were continuous and concerted efforts in the development of low drag airfoils at established aeronautical institutes in Europe and the U.S.A. Until 1920, airfoil development was mostly empirical in nature. By 1940 both NACA and Gottingen in Germany had developed airfoils using wind tunnel testing and potential flow theories. Even though some success was ach