Numerical Simulations of Streamwise Vortices on a Generic High-Lift Configuration

Kurzfassung

The results of numerical simulations on a generic high-lift configuration are shown. The high-lift airfoil features a finite slat, where the slat-end creates strong longitudinal vortices interacting with the flow along the suction side. For the simulations, two computational grids with varying density are created. The properties of the grids are presented. The simulations are performed with the DLR TAU-Code at different angles of attack up to stall. The Menter-SST eddy viscosity turbulence model and the JHh-v2 Reynolds-Stress-Model are applied. Two vortices exist at the spanwise end faces of a slat and the corresponding clean-nose, they trail downstream on the suction side of the wing and influence the high-lift behavior of the configuration. A strong interaction between both vortices is observed for higher angles of attack. The behavior of the vortex system and the stall mechanism is characterized. In particular the effect of the turbulence models of different types on the vortex behavior is shown.