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Problem Specification
1. Create Geometry in GAMBIT
2. Mesh Geometry in GAMBIT
3. Specify Boundary Types in GAMBIT
4. Set Up Problem in FLUENT
5. Solve!
6. Analyze Results
7. Refine Mesh
Problem 1
Problem 2

Step 7: Refine Mesh

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Before we can make any conclusion about the accuracy of our result, we should always make validation check. The most common validation step is grid convergence check. 

Comparisons

With our simulation data, we can now compare the Fluent with experimental data. The summary of result is shown in the table.


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Cd

FLUENT

0.647

0.00249

Experiment

0.6

0.007

Theory

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The experimental data is taken from Theory of Wing Sections By Ira Herbert Abbott, Albert Edward Von Doenhoff pg. 493

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http://books.google.com/books?id=DPZYUGNyuboC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Theory+of+Wing+Sections&ei=u6a6SZLfBJ6cMtj-iOcL#PPA489,M1





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