Drag and Stall

Skin friction - laminar vs turbulent

2
10

friction coefficient, cf

lam
W tur
O bul

ina
FL ent

r
transition

5 6 7
10 10 10
O. Flores Reynolds number, Rex Oct 2014
 Pressure drag

dp/dx < 0 dp/dx > 0

Pressure drag
 Pressure drag

massive separation

constant cp

LAMINAR
 Pressure Drag - Turbulent/laminar b.l

laminar b.l. turbulent b.l.

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 Pressure drag

massive separation

constant cp

LAMINAR
 Pressure drag

localized separation

transition & reattachment

LAM/TURB
 Stall - Classification

1.6
! c) NACA 633-018 trailing edge stall
cl 1.4 b)
!
1.2
! a)
1.0 a)
!
.8
! b)
.6
!
.4
!
.2 c)
!
.0
0 4 8 12 16 20

O. Flores
α Oct 2014
 Stall - Classification

1.6
! c) NACA 631-012 leading edge stall
cl 1.4 b)
!
1.2
! a)
1.0 a)
!
.8
! b)
.6
!
.4
!
.2 c)
!
.0
0 4 8 12 16 20

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α Oct 2014
 Stall - Classification

1.6
! NACA 64A006 thin airfoil stall
cl 1.4
!
1.2
! a)
1.0
c)
! b)
.8
! b)
.6
! a)
.4
!
.2 c)
!
.0
0 4 8 12 16 20

O. Flores
α Oct 2014
 Stall - Classification

1.6
! NACA 633-018 trailing edge stall
cl 1.4
!
1.2
!
1.0
! NACA 631-012 leading edge stall
.8
!
.6
!
.4
! NACA 64A006 thin airfoil stall
.2
!
.0
0 4 8 12 16 20

O. Flores
α Oct 2014