Drag reduction over a low reynolds number cavity surface

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dc.contributorSchreiber, Willard C.
dc.contributorSharif, Muhammad Ali Rob
dc.contributor.advisorLang, Amy W.
dc.contributor.authorLeibenguth, Chase Michael
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-01T16:25:01Z
dc.date.available2017-03-01T16:25:01Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractA butterfly uses an efficient and complex flight mechanism comprised of multiple interacting flow control devices that include flexible, micro-geometrically surface patterned, scaled wings. The following research ascertains if any aerodynamic advantages arise from the formation of vortices in between successive rows of scales on a butterfly wing. The computational model consists of an embedded cavity within a Couette flow with the flat plate moving transversally over the cavity. The effects of cavity geometry and Reynolds number are analyzed separately. The model is simulated in ANSYS FLUENT and provides qualitative insight into the interaction between the scales and the boundary layer. Preliminary results indicate that vortices form within the cavity and contribute to a net partial slip condition. Further, the embedded cavities contribute to a net reduction in the drag coefficient that varies with Reynolds number and cavity geometry.en_US
dc.format.extent48 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0000855
dc.identifier.otherLeibenguth_alatus_0004M_11065
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/1358
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectAerospace engineering
dc.titleDrag reduction over a low reynolds number cavity surfaceen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
etdms.degree.disciplineAerospace Engineering
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.levelmaster's
etdms.degree.nameM.S.
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