Numerical Study of Transitional Flow Around NLR-7301 Airfoil Using Correlation-Based Transition Model

No AccessEngineering NoteNumerical Study of Transitional Flow Around NLR-7301 Airfoil Using Correlation-Based Transition ModelGang Wang, Haris Hameed Mian, Zheng-Yin Ye and Jen-Der LeeGang WangDepartment of Fluid Dynamics, School of Aeronautics, National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Aerodynamics Design and Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, People’s Republic of China*Associate Professor, Department of Fluid Dynamics, School of Aeronautics, National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Aerodynamics Design and Research; .Search for more papers by this author, Haris Hameed MianDepartment of Fluid Dynamics, School of Aeronautics, National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Aerodynamics Design and Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, People’s Republic of China†Postgraduate Student, Department of Fluid Dynamics, School of Aeronautics, National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Aerodynamics Design and Research; .Search for more papers by this author, Zheng-Yin YeDepartment of Fluid Dynamics, School of Aeronautics, National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Aerodynamics Design and Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, People’s Republic of China‡Professor, Department of Fluid Dynamics, School of Aeronautics, National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Aerodynamics Design and Research; .Search for more papers by this author and Jen-Der LeeDepartment of Aerodynamics, Beijing Aeronautical Science and Technology Research Institute, Beijing 102211, People’s Republic of China§Technical Fellow, Department of Aerodynamics, COMAC; .Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:24 Feb 2014https://doi.org/10.2514/1.C032211SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations About References [1] White F. 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