26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS2008-3.10 ST:

INVESTIGATION ON THE EFFECT OF HYDRODYNAMIC MEMS ON AIRFOIL

A. Nagy, J. Rohács, T. Régert
Budapest Univ. of Technology and Economics, Hungary

Keywords: Flow control, Airfoil, MEMS, CFD

In the recent paper, the emphasis is on studying the feasibility of controlling airflow around an airfoil by low size elements. Results show that the effect of static jet close to the leading edge at the upper surface of the airfoil can improve drag coefficient at low angle of attack.

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