FLUENT - Flow over an Airfoil- Step 7

Step 7: Refine Mesh

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.

A finer mesh with four times the original mesh density was created. The lift coefficient was found to be 0.649.

Comparisons

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

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

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