A comprehensive review of the application of bio-inspired tubercles on the horizontal axis wind turbine blade

S Roy, B Das, A Biswas - International Journal of Environmental Science …, 2023 - Springer
The airfoil shape in the turbine blades is responsible for lift generation in horizontal axis
wind turbine (HAWT). However, the main problem is the occurrence of stalls on the blade …

A bio-inspired twin-protuberance hydrofoil design

R Kant, A Bhattacharyya - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The hydrodynamic characteristics of a novel twin-protuberance hydrofoil design mimicking
the two prominent tubercles present on a humpback whale flipper are investigated. The foil …

Aerodynamic characteristics and mechanisms for bionic airfoils with different spacings

D Li, H Chang, Z Zuo, H Wang, S Liu - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In this study, the aerodynamic characteristics of multi-protuberance airfoils modeled on the
fin of a humpback whale were investigated by numerically simulating the National Advisory …

A calculation method for modeling the flow characteristics of the wind turbine airfoil with leading-edge protuberances

Z Yi-Nan, C Hui-Jing, Z Ming-Ming - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2021 - Elsevier
An effective flow separation control method is urgently needed to improve the aerodynamic
performance of the wind turbine blades. The leading-edge protuberances (LEPs) are the …

Ice shape modulation with nanosecond pulsed surface dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator towards flight safety

Y Jia, H Liang, H Zong, B Wei, L Xie, W Hua… - Aerospace Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ice accretion on aircraft wings seriously damage the aerodynamic performance and flight
safety of an aircraft. To deal with this issue, a leading-edge ice shape modulation method …

A biomimetic design of steam turbine blade to improve aerodynamic performance

F Wu, A Han, W Jiang, Y Yue, D Xie - International Journal of Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The complex flow field at low load will affect the aerodynamic performance of steam turbine.
To improve the performance in low mass-flow condition, we proposed a design of bio …

Numerical simulation and dynamic mode decomposition analysis of the flow past wings with spanwise waviness

H Liu, JH Sun, CY Xu, X Lu, Z Sun… - … of Computational Fluid …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents an investigation on the compressible flow past spanwise wavy wings
with an incoming flow of M∞= 0.5 and R e= 10 7. The scale adaptive simulation is employed …

Two-step stall characteristic of an airfoil with a single leading-edge protuberance

C Cai, Z Zuo, M Morimoto, T Maeda, Y Kamada, S Liu - Aiaa Journal, 2018 - arc.aiaa.org
An experimental investigation has been conducted to examine the influence of a single
leading-edge protuberance on the performance of a baseline NACA 63 4–021 airfoil. Static …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of Leading-Edge Tubercles on Airfoil Aerodynamic Performance and Flow Patterns at Different Reynolds Numbers

D Wang, C Cai, R Zha, C Peng, X Feng, P Liang… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
In recent years, leading-edge tubercles have gained significant attention as an innovative
biomimetic flow control technique. This paper explores their impact on the aerodynamic …

Hydrofoil geometry and leading-edge modifications: Influence of section profile, aspect ratio, and sweep

R Kant, A Bhattacharyya - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Modifications mimicking the leading-edge protuberances on the pectoral fin of humpback
whales have been widely adopted to the designs of foils and control surfaces to delay stall …