NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF ICE ACCRETION ON AIRFOIL
Journal Title: INCAS BULLETIN - Year 2009, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
This work consists in the simulation of the ice accretion in the leading edge of aerodynamic profiles and our proposed model encompasses: geometry generation, calculation of the potential flow around the body, boundary layer thickness computation, water droplet trajectory computation, heat and mass balances and the consequent modification of the geometry by the ice growth. The flow calculation is realized with panel methods, using only segments defined over the body contour. The viscous effects are considered using the Karman-Pohlhausen method for the laminar boundary layer. The local heat transfer coefficient is obtained by applying the Smith-Spalding method for the thermal boundary layer. The ice accretion limits and the collection efficiency are determined by computing water droplet trajectories impinging the surface. The heat transfer process is analyzed with an energy and a mass balance in each segment defining the body. Finally, the geometry is modified by the addition of the computed ice thickness to the respective panel. The process by repeating all the steps. The model validation is done using a selection of problems with experimental solution, CIRA (the CESAR project). Hereinafter, results are obtained for different aerodynamic profiles, angles of attack and meteorological parameters
Authors and Affiliations
Maria ALEXANDRESCU, , Nicusor ALEXANDRESCU
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- DOI 10.13111/2066-8201.2009.1.1.4
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