Drop “impact” on an airfoil surface

Z Wu - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2018 - Elsevier
Drop impact on an airfoil surface takes place in drop-laden two-phase flow conditions such
as rain and icing, which are encountered by wind turbines or airplanes. This phenomenon is …

Adverse effect of rainfall on aerodynamic characteristics for different NACA airfoil configurations—A comprehensive review

AK Thakur, HR Praneeth, PS Ranjit, AK Kaviti… - International Journal on …, 2024 - Springer
The frenzied demand for the transit of humans and commodities in this modern world
requires aircraft to operate in adverse weather conditions of rainfall, ice accretion, and gust …

Effects of rain on vertical axis wind turbine performance

Z Wu, Y Cao, S Nie, Y Yang - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2017 - Elsevier
The ambient atmospheric environment significantly affects the performance of wind turbines
operating in different meteorological conditions. As rain is a common meteorological …

Effect of Gurney flap on flow separation and aerodynamic performance of an airfoil under rain and icing conditions

H Fatahian, H Salarian, M Eshagh Nimvari… - Acta Mechanica …, 2020 - Springer
In the present study, special attention is paid to numerically investigate the aerodynamic
performance of the NACA 0012 airfoil under rain and icing conditions with the aim to better …

[HTML][HTML] Computational fluid dynamics simulation of aerodynamic performance and flow separation by single element and slatted airfoils under rainfall conditions

H Fatahian, H Salarian, ME Nimvari… - Applied Mathematical …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effects of rainfall on flow separation and the aerodynamic
performance of single element and slatted NACA 0012 airfoils by using a mathematical …

Direct CFD prediction of dynamic derivatives for a complete transport aircraft in the dry and heavy rain environment

Z Wu, Y Cao, Y Yang - The Aeronautical Journal, 2018 - cambridge.org
Among various aviation meteorological conditions, heavy rain is an important one that may
seriously affect aircraft flight safety. Over the past decades, appreciable efforts have been …

Aerodynamic study of low Reynolds number airfoil and mini-unmanned aerial vehicle in simulated rain environment

V Somashekar, I Selwynraj - Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Rainfall is one of the main atmospheric conditions that significantly affect the
aerodynamic performance of the low Reynolds number flights. In this paper, the adverse …

Experimental study of microburst effects on airfoil for micro/unmanned aerial vehicle applications

V Somashekar, A Raj - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
A microburst is naturally an intense small-scale downdraft produced by a terrific
thunderstorm or rain shower. The effect of a microburst is extremely uncertain for an aircraft …

Investigation of vertical axis wind turbine airfoil performance in rain

Z Wu, Y Cao - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Rainfall is a common meteorological condition that wind turbines may encounter and by
which their performance may be affected. This paper comprehensively investigates the …

The Detrimental Effect of Rainfall on Performance and Stability Characteristics of Aircrafts-A Comprehensive Review

P HR Mr, AK Thakur Dr - International Journal of Aviation …, 2020 - commons.erau.edu
The rapidly growing global market demands faster transit of human beings and goods even
in unfavorable weather conditions of rainfall. The paper gives an overview of rain research …