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Li Qiu

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Rui Wang

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Xiao-Dong Chen

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De-Peng Wang

AIRFOIL PROFILE OPTIMIZATION OF AN AIR SUCTION EQUIPMENT WITH AN AIR DUCT

ABSTRACT
On the basis of boundary layer with the airfoil profile, this research attempts to investigate the effect of the angle of spread of the winged air suction equipment on the efficiency of operation. The application of Fluent with the split-middle method under the identical operation mode is expected to optimize the spread angle. The investigated airfoil profile is NACA6413, of which the restrictions on the critical angle of spread suggested in literature will be overcome through the interactions between the internal and external flow fields. As a result, the air speed might increase. The wind tunnel test employed in this research offers the solid evidences to support this hypothesis. The test demonstrates that when the angle of spread is larger than 12°, the effect of accelerating the air flow is still observable. Following the optimization, the air suction effect of the equipment would be optimal when its angle of spread reached 30°.
KEYWORDS
numerical simulation, fluent, optimized analysis, wind driven generator
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2015-01-10
PAPER REVISED: 2015-03-05
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2015-04-20
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2015-10-25
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI1504217Q
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2015, VOLUME 19, ISSUE Issue 4, PAGES [1217 - 1222]
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