Thin-Airfoil Theoretical Interpretation for Gurney Flap Lift Enhancement

Thin-airfoil theory is applied to the lift problem of an airfoil with a Gurney flap. The lift and pitching moment coefficient increments are given as a square-root function of the relative Gurney flap height, and they are proportionally related. This model interprets the Gurney flap lift enhancement...

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Published in:Journal of aircraft 2007-03, Vol.44 (2), p.667-671
Main Authors: Liu, Tianshu, Montefort, Javier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerodynamics
Airlifts
Applied fluid mechanics
Design engineering
Exact sciences and technology
Experiments
Flow control
Fluid dynamics
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Numerical analysis
Physics
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Summary:Thin-airfoil theory is applied to the lift problem of an airfoil with a Gurney flap. The lift and pitching moment coefficient increments are given as a square-root function of the relative Gurney flap height, and they are proportionally related. This model interprets the Gurney flap lift enhancement as a special camber effect. The theoretical relations are in good agreement with experimental and numerical data for several different wings. The theoretical method developed in this paper can be applied to similar trailing-edge devices for lift enhancement, and it is useful in the preliminary design of these flow control devices. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0021-8669
1533-3868
DOI:10.2514/1.27680