Preliminary Study of the Effects of Leading-Edge Serration on a Two-Section Planar Wing in ground-effect at Low Reynolds Number

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Hauptverfasser: Lafond-Saunierr, Arnold, Basile, Simone, Pizarro, Paloma, Yamamoto, Kiana, Nagib, Hassan M., Vinuesa, Ricardo, Mariani, Raffaello
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author Lafond-Saunierr, Arnold
Basile, Simone
Pizarro, Paloma
Yamamoto, Kiana
Nagib, Hassan M.
Vinuesa, Ricardo
Mariani, Raffaello
author_facet Lafond-Saunierr, Arnold
Basile, Simone
Pizarro, Paloma
Yamamoto, Kiana
Nagib, Hassan M.
Vinuesa, Ricardo
Mariani, Raffaello
contents A preliminary study has been conducted on the effects of serration on the leading-edge of a two-element trapezoidal wing placed both out-of- and in-ground effect. Aerodynamic performance and flow behaviour were evaluated numerically and validated experimentally. Results indicate an increase in maximum lift coefficient and stall angle obtained implementing a serrated leading-edge geometry due to the flow being re-energized by the formation of a series of counter-rotating pairs of vortices. Results from the analysis of the wing in ground effect appear less well defined. Both leading-edge geometries -- straight and serrated -- show an increase in efficiency due to the proximity to the ground. The wing with the straight leading-edge geometry shows constant improvement up to stall, whilst numerical results show a significant decrease in lift performance at high angles of attack. This may be caused by the lower-fidelity numerical model implemented at higher angles of attack, thus yielding less accurate results.
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spellingShingle Preliminary Study of the Effects of Leading-Edge Serration on a Two-Section Planar Wing in ground-effect at Low Reynolds Number
Lafond-Saunierr, Arnold
Basile, Simone
Pizarro, Paloma
Yamamoto, Kiana
Nagib, Hassan M.
Vinuesa, Ricardo
Mariani, Raffaello
Fluid Dynamics
76B47, 76G25
A preliminary study has been conducted on the effects of serration on the leading-edge of a two-element trapezoidal wing placed both out-of- and in-ground effect. Aerodynamic performance and flow behaviour were evaluated numerically and validated experimentally. Results indicate an increase in maximum lift coefficient and stall angle obtained implementing a serrated leading-edge geometry due to the flow being re-energized by the formation of a series of counter-rotating pairs of vortices. Results from the analysis of the wing in ground effect appear less well defined. Both leading-edge geometries -- straight and serrated -- show an increase in efficiency due to the proximity to the ground. The wing with the straight leading-edge geometry shows constant improvement up to stall, whilst numerical results show a significant decrease in lift performance at high angles of attack. This may be caused by the lower-fidelity numerical model implemented at higher angles of attack, thus yielding less accurate results.
title Preliminary Study of the Effects of Leading-Edge Serration on a Two-Section Planar Wing in ground-effect at Low Reynolds Number
topic Fluid Dynamics
76B47, 76G25
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.07270