A comprehensive review of innovative wind turbine airfoil and blade designs: Toward enhanced efficiency and sustainability

A Krishnan, ASM Al-Obaidi, LC Hao - Sustainable Energy Technologies …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wind energy is a clean, sustainable energy source crucial in transitioning to a low-carbon
energy system. Wind power has become an affordable source due to technological …

Direct numerical simulations of transonic flow around an airfoil at moderate Reynolds numbers

M Zauner, N De Tullio, ND Sandham - AIAA Journal, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
To reduce friction and wave drag on the wings of more-efficient next-generation aircraft, it is
important to understand laminar–turbulent boundary-layer transition and shock-wave …

Modal analysis of a laminar-flow airfoil under buffet conditions at Re= 500,000

M Zauner, ND Sandham - Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 2020 - Springer
An airfoil undergoing transonic buffet exhibits a complex combination of unsteady shock-
wave and boundary-layer phenomena, for which prediction models are deficient. Recent …

On the co-existence of transonic buffet and separation-bubble modes for the OALT25 laminar-flow wing section

M Zauner, P Moise, ND Sandham - Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 2023 - Springer
Transonic buffet is an unsteady flow phenomenon that limits the safe flight envelope of
modern aircraft. Scale-resolving simulations with span-periodic boundary conditions are …

Wide domain simulations of flow over an unswept laminar wing section undergoing transonic buffet

M Zauner, ND Sandham - Physical Review Fluids, 2020 - APS
Transonic buffet is an unsteady flow phenomenon that limits the safe flight envelope of
modern aircraft. Scale-resolving simulations with span-periodic boundary conditions can …

Parametric study of separation and reattachment in transonic airfoil flows

R Zangeneh - AIAA Journal, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
Shock and boundary-layer interactions in transonic airfoils are investigated by means of wall-
modeled large-eddy simulation. A distinctive flow model, organized and chaotic, occurs in …

Numerical study of transonic laminar shock buffet on the OALT25 airfoil

H Song, ML Wong, AS Ghate, SK Lele - AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
A wall-resolved large-eddy simulation of a Mach 0.735 transonic flow over the OALT25
supercritical airfoil is performed using high-order compact finite difference schemes blended …

Study on effect of semi-circular dimple on aerodynamic characteristics of NACA 2412 airfoil

Y Sowmyashree, DIP Aishwarya, S Spurthy… - AIP Conference …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The present work is an attempt to enhance the aerodynamic efficiency of NACA 2412 airfoil
through surface modifications, for various angles of attack. The surface of NACA 2412 airfoil …

Wind tunnel investigations of aircraft airfoil in cruise conditions

P Kaczyński, R Szwaba, M Piotrowicz… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Presented work is focused on analysis of the flow over the 2D model of Airbus A320 airfoil
wing in cruise phase of the flight. For this purpose the measurement channel with an airfoil …

Linear Response of Transonic Laminar Shock Buffet on the OALT25 Airfoil

H Song, ML Wong, S Lele - AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum, 2025 - arc.aiaa.org
A numerical study of a transonic flow over the OALT25 supercritical airfoil is conducted. The
freestream Mach number is 0.735, the angle of attack is 4 deg, and the chord-length-based …