Abstract:A computational study of the low-Reynolds gust response of two-dimensional rigid airfoils and elastic membrane wings is presented. Gust responses were computed via laminar Navier-Stokes simulations. For the parabolic airfoils and the thin symmetrical airfoils studied the sharp-edge gust response was similar to the Küssner function, however, it has a signature drop in the lift when the gust front reaches the trailing edge. For the thicker airfoils, the sharp-edge gust response was fundamentally different from t… Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.