Physics > Fluid Dynamics
[Submitted on 19 May 2025
(v1)
, last revised 20 Oct 2025 (this version, v2)]
Title: Dynamic stall reattachment revisited
Title: 动态失速再附着的重新审视
Abstract: Dynamic stall on airfoils is an undesirable and potentially dangerous phenomenon. The motto for aerodynamic systems with unsteadily moving wings, such as helicopters or wind turbines, is that prevention beats recovery. In case prevention fails or is not feasible, we need to know when recovery starts, how long it takes, and how we can improve it. This study revisits dynamic stall reattachment to identify the sequence of events during flow and load recovery and to characterise key observable features in the pressure, force, and flow field. Our analysis is based on time-resolved velocity field and surface pressure data obtained experimentally for a two-dimensional, sinusoidally pitching thin airfoil. Stall recovery is a transient process that does not start immediately when the angle of attack falls below the critical stall angle. The onset of recovery is delayed to angles below the critical stall angle and the duration of the reattachment delay decreases with increasing unsteadiness of the pitching motion. An angle of attack below the critical angle is a necessary, but not sufficient condition to initiate the stall recovery process. We identified a critical value of the leading-edge suction parameter, independent of the pitch rate, that is a threshold beyond which reattachment consistently initiates. Based on prominent changes in the evolution of the shear layer, the leading-edge suction, and the lift deficit due to stall, we divided the reattachment process into three stages: the reaction delay, wave propagation, and the relaxation stage, and extracted the characteristic features and time-scales for each stage.
Submission history
From: Karen Mulleners [view email][v1] Mon, 19 May 2025 07:31:01 UTC (3,392 KB)
[v2] Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:02:55 UTC (4,257 KB)
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