Comparison of Aerodynamic Performance of NACA 4412 and 2412 using Computational Approach

Anagha S Gowda

doi:https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V67I4P216

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Volume 67 | Issue 4 | Year 2019 | Article Id. IJETT-V67I4P216 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V67I4P216

Comparison of Aerodynamic Performance of NACA 4412 and 2412 using Computational Approach

Anagha S Gowda

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Anagha S Gowda, "Comparison of Aerodynamic Performance of NACA 4412 and 2412 using Computational Approach," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 73-75, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V67I4P216

Abstract

Comparison of the Aerodynamic Performance characteristics of two popular airfoils NACA 2412 and NACA 4412 were observed under the same flow conditions at 2 million Reynolds Number. ANSYS was used for the creation of geometry and meshing and FLUENT was used as a solver. Various Aerodynamic parameters were compared for a range of Angle of Attack and the performance of each airfoil were compared and the selection of optimal airfoil for specific aerodynamic characteristics were concluded.

Keywords

Angle of Attack, Stall, Turbulence Model.

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