Leading edge vortex separation study by different vortex and flow separation identification methods

Yangzi Huang; Melissa A. Green

Leading edge vortex separation study by different vortex and flow separation identification methods

Yangzi Huang
, Melissa A. Green

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Abstract

The separation process of leading edge vortices (LEV) from an unsteady pitching plate is studied. The analysis processes a large amount of data from the two dimensional (2D) simulation of a at plate undergoing a 45° pitch-up maneuver. Large scale lift loss on the plate is shown to correlate with the vortex shedding. A Lagrangian coherent structures (LCS) analysis, including hyperbolic LCSs, Lagrangian-Averaged Vorticity Deviation (LAVD), and both FTLE saddle and λ-saddle are all applied around the LEV to identify the vortex dynamics. This is compared with a calculation of the circulation and the vortex shedding mechanism (VSM). The identified LEV dynamics revealed by multiple vortex criteria match with the circulation development and lift history in time, suggesting that LEV separation is a good model for various vortex shedding mechanisms.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	8th AIAA Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Conference, 2017
Publisher	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
ISBN (Print)	9781624104978
State	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	8th AIAA Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Conference, 2017 - Denver, United States Duration: Jun 5 2017 → Jun 9 2017

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Name	8th AIAA Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Conference, 2017

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Other	8th AIAA Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Conference, 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Denver
Period	6/5/17 → 6/9/17

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Funding Information:
Dr. Jeff Eldredge and his research group at UCLA are gratefully acknowledged for sharing the database of simulation results for the current research. This work was supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under AFOSR Award No. FA9550-14-1-0210.

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© 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved.

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Leading edge vortex separation study by different vortex and flow separation identification methods. / Huang, Yangzi; Green, Melissa A.
8th AIAA Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Conference, 2017. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, 2017. (8th AIAA Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Conference, 2017).

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Huang, Y & Green, MA 2017, Leading edge vortex separation study by different vortex and flow separation identification methods. in 8th AIAA Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Conference, 2017. 8th AIAA Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Conference, 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, 8th AIAA Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Conference, 2017, Denver, United States, 6/5/17.

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