INDEX

CONTENT Page number

Declaration i

Undertaking ii

Certificate iii

Approval sheet iv

Acknowledgement v

Abstract vi

Index vii

List of figures viii

List of tables ix

Nomenclature x

CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION 1-11

1.1 Basic scenario 11

1.2 Airfoil Design Terms and Definitions 11

1.3 NACA profile identification 11

1.3.1 four-number series 11

1.3.2 5 number series 11

1.4 Types of flow on Airfoils 11

1.5 Air flow over 2D airfoils 11

1.6 Boundary Layer 11

1.6.1 Boundary layer description 11

1.6.2 Equations governing boundary layer behavior 11

1.6.3 Separation point 11

 1.6.4 Relevance of separation in airfoil optimization 11

CHAPTER TWO – LITERATURE REVIEW 11-11

2.1 Reviews 11

CHAPTER THREE- Design Methodology 11-11

3.1 Airfoil and cylinder Design 11

3.2 CFD & ANSYS FLUENT 12

3.2.1 Fluid Dynamics 11

3.2.2 Computational fluid dynamics 11

3.3 Working Process 11

CHAPTER FOUR- DESIGN AND ANALYSIS 11-41

4.1 objective of project work 11

4.2 Numerical Simulation 11

4.3 Flow over cylinder 11

4.3.1 Modelling and Meshing 11

4.3.2 Numerical Procedure 11

4.3.2.1 Governing Equations 11

4.3.2.2 Spatial Approximation 11

4.3.3 Outcomes 11

4.3.3.1(a) Onset of Separation 11

4.3.3.1(b) Separation Re as proposed by different researchers 11

4.3.3.1(c) Drag coefficient vs Reynolds number 11

4.3.3.2 Effect of Blockage Ratio (BR) on Separation Angle 11

4.3.3.3 Separation Bubble 11

4.4 Flow over an airfoil

 4.4.1 MODELLING 11

4.4.2 Model 11

4.4.3 Spatial Approximation 11

4.4.4 Results 11

4.4.4.1 Effect of Reynolds Number on NACA 0012 11

CHAPTER FIVE – CONCLUSION AND SCOPE 11-11

5.1 Conclusion 11

5.2 Future Scope 11

REFERENCES 11