A Study on the Dynamic Stall of a wing with variable leading edge droop

• Grant number: 09/16737-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: March 01, 2010
• End date: February 28, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Aerospace Engineering - Aerodynamics
• Principal Investigator: Fernando Martini Catalano
• Grantee: Jonatas Bernhard de Souza
• Host Institution: Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

An experimental study will be carried out in order to analyse the effect of variable leading edge droop on the dynamic stall of an oscillating two dimensional wing model. The aerodynamic characteristics will be analysed by chordwise pressure distribution.