Numerical simulation of the effect of fillet forms on appendage-body junction flow (Q1912965)

The possibility of using a fillet form to control the horseshoe vortex flow caused by the turbulent shear flow around wing-body junction has been investigated numerically. A numerical method for the solution of three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations with the two-equation \(k - \varepsilon\) turbulence model has been developed to evaluate the effect of fillet forms on appendage-body junction vortex flow. The wing investigated is NACA 0020. Three configurations including a baseline, a triangle fillet form, and a constant radius convex arc fillet form along the entire wing/flat-plate junction are presented.