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levonlarson February 14, 2011 18:55

Cl-alpha, 3d airfoil problem.
 
I am trying to determine dCl/d(alpha) for a 3d airfoil however Cl is barely changing (0.38-0.42) as I vary alpha (0-10 degrees), any help?

I only need preliminary results so my mesh is fairly coarse.

Thanks.

montag dp February 15, 2011 02:07

If you are reporting Cl from the monitors, are you sure your reference values are correct?

If that's not it, I'd try refining your mesh first.

levonlarson February 15, 2011 09:29

My reference values are good, Fluent is simply underestimating the force produced by the airfoil as it changes angles. I also forgot to mention that my first mesh refinement did not fix the problem.

I am very closely following the 2D wing tutorials, at this point my wing is just a 2D airfoil that has been extruded.


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