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Flat Plate Boundary Layer Analysis Using Solidwork Flow Simulation

This document describes a SolidWorks simulation assignment to analyze flow around a Selig/Donovan SD 2030 airfoil. The objectives are to [1] simulate flow at Reynolds number 200,000 and zero angle of attack, [2] provide cut plots of pressure distribution and velocity field, and [3] plot lift coefficient versus angle of attack and compare to experimental data. Cut plots show maximum pressure of 101385.92 Pa, minimum pressure of 101292.36 Pa, and maximum velocity of 10.970 m/s. A plot compares simulated lift coefficient values to experimental data, showing good agreement between the curves.

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Flat Plate Boundary Layer Analysis Using Solidwork Flow Simulation

This document describes a SolidWorks simulation assignment to analyze flow around a Selig/Donovan SD 2030 airfoil. The objectives are to [1] simulate flow at Reynolds number 200,000 and zero angle of attack, [2] provide cut plots of pressure distribution and velocity field, and [3] plot lift coefficient versus angle of attack and compare to experimental data. Cut plots show maximum pressure of 101385.92 Pa, minimum pressure of 101292.36 Pa, and maximum velocity of 10.970 m/s. A plot compares simulated lift coefficient values to experimental data, showing good agreement between the curves.

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SolidWorks Simulation Assignment # 5

MEEN 3360: Engineering Design and Simulation


Spring 2018

Flat plate boundary layer analysis using Solidwork Flow


Simulation

Name:
Student ID:
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Texas A&M University – Kingsville
1. Project Description and Objectives:

The aim of this assignment is to perform the CFD analysis for the airfoil in which we are interested in
pressure distribution and the velocity filed for the SD 2030 airfoil and we will carry out the analysis in
the solid works. Then we will have to vary the angle of attack and see the lift coefficient at various
angle of attack.

Simulate the flow around a Selig/Donovan SD 2030 airfoil section at a Reynolds number Re =
200,0. (download the file SD2030.sldcrv from Blackboard to create the SolidWorks part).

Provide the cut plots of the Pressure Distribution and Velocity Field around the SD 2030
airfoil, at zero angle of attack. (15 points)

Cut plot of
pressure
distribution
(indication
value and
location of
maximum
pressure)

Maximum pressure = 101385.92 Pa


Minimum pressure= 101292.36 Pa
Cut plot of
velocity
field
(indicate
value of
maximum
velocity)

Maximum Velocity= 10.970 m/s


Minimum Velocity= 0 m/s

(a) Plot the Lift Coefficient as a function of Angle of Attack and compare the simulated
results with the experimental results. The experimental results are given in the table
below. Complete the table with the simulated results. (85 points)

Angle of Attack Lift Coefficient Angle of Attack Lift Coefficient


(experimental) (Experimental) (simulation) (Simulation)
0.15° 0.252 0° 0.08244
1.17° 0.391 2° 0.4231
2.23° 0.499 4° 0.5542
3.21° 0.593 6° 0.6314
4.22° 0.690 8° 0.7448
5.26° 0.784 10° 0.8125
6.30° 0.869 12° 0.8557
7.34° 0.945
8.35° 1.012
9.34° 1.070
10.37° 1.112
11.38° 1.138

Lift coefficient Plot


1.2

0.8
Lift Coefficient

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
0.15° 1.17° 2.23° 3.21° 4.22° 5.26° 6.30° 7.34° 8.35° 9.34° 10.37° 11.38°
Angle of attack of Airfoil

Lift Coefficient (Experimental) Lift Coefficient (Simulation)

Above is the figure which shows the lift coefficient for the airfoil at various angle of attacks. The blue line
shows the theoretical curve whereas the green line shows the curve we get from simulating the airfoil.
By comparing both the curves we can see that there is not much error in the values of lift coefficient so
we can conclude that the values obtain from simulation in the solid works are close to the original values
and are a good estimate of the lift coefficient.

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