An investigation of inviscid transonic flow over a flattened airfoil whose curvature is small in the midchord region is performed. Numerical simulation reveals a bifurcation of steady solutions to the Euler equations in a range of freestream Mach numbers M and angles of attack α. The dependence of the lift coefficient CL on M and α is studied in the intervals -1.2 < α, deg < 1.2, 0.79 < M < 0.85. A theoretical interpretation of the bifurcation and instability phenomena is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication4th AIAA Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Meeting
StatePublished - 2005
Event4th AIAA Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Meeting - Toronto, ON, Canada
Duration: 6 Jun 20059 Jun 2005

Publication series

Name4th AIAA Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Meeting

Conference

Conference4th AIAA Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Meeting
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto, ON
Period6/06/059/06/05

    Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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