Bistable flow dynamics of airfoil stall under varying angle of attack: A stochastic model with multiplicative noise

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Main Authors: Boujo, Edouard, Atallah, Ivan Kharsansky, Pastur, Luc R.
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Published: 2025
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author Boujo, Edouard
Atallah, Ivan Kharsansky
Pastur, Luc R.
author_facet Boujo, Edouard
Atallah, Ivan Kharsansky
Pastur, Luc R.
contents We focus on the intermittent bistable stall dynamics of an airfoil under varying angle of attack. We propose a one-dimensional Langevin equation where the stochastic forcing depends on the state of the system -- high-lift attached flow or low-lift detached flow -- and where the deterministic potential depends continuously on the angle of attack. The model, identified based on the flow statistics and dynamics, reproduces the S-shaped lift curve, as well as the flow dynamics. It also predicts the nature of the bifurcations that the flow undergoes as the angle of attack varies.
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spellingShingle Bistable flow dynamics of airfoil stall under varying angle of attack: A stochastic model with multiplicative noise
Boujo, Edouard
Atallah, Ivan Kharsansky
Pastur, Luc R.
Fluid Dynamics
We focus on the intermittent bistable stall dynamics of an airfoil under varying angle of attack. We propose a one-dimensional Langevin equation where the stochastic forcing depends on the state of the system -- high-lift attached flow or low-lift detached flow -- and where the deterministic potential depends continuously on the angle of attack. The model, identified based on the flow statistics and dynamics, reproduces the S-shaped lift curve, as well as the flow dynamics. It also predicts the nature of the bifurcations that the flow undergoes as the angle of attack varies.
title Bistable flow dynamics of airfoil stall under varying angle of attack: A stochastic model with multiplicative noise
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11437