Numerical Study on the Effect of Camber Size on the Performance of NACA 6-Digit Airfoils
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.38032/scse.2025.3.136Keywords:
Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Airfoil Camber, Lift Coefficient, Drag CoefficientAbstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate how camber affects 6-digit airfoils. Three different National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) airfoils (63-215, 63-415 and 64-012) have been investigated with three varying camber sizes. A high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach was employed to determine the optimum angle of attack for the highest value of the lift-to-drag ratio. The results indicate that gradually increasing the camber size of 6-digit airfoils leads to an enhancement in the lift-to-drag ratio, ultimately improving turbine efficiency. NACA 63-215 airfoil was tested at several angles of attack, demonstrating a gradual increase in lift coefficient until the stall angle was reached, after which the lift decreased again. The stall angle and optimal working angle of attack for NACA 63-215 were found to be 15° and 5°, respectively. Among the three airfoils, NACA 63-415 had the highest lift-to-drag ratio at the optimum 5˚ angle of attack, with a maximum camber of 2.2% at 50% chord. This study provides a clearer understanding of how camber size affects aerodynamic performance, leading to enhanced turbine efficiency.
Downloads
Downloads
Downloads
References
[1] A. M. Omer, “Energy, environment and sustainable development,” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 12, no. 9, pp. 2265–2300, Dec. 2008, doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2007.05.001.
[2] S. K Ghosh, “Fossil Fuel Consumption Trend and Global Warming Scenario: Energy Overview,” GJES, vol. 5, no. 2, Apr. 2020, doi: 10.33552/GJES.2020.05.000606.
[3] D. N. Madsen and J. P. Hansen, “Outlook of solar energy in Europe based on economic growth characteristics,” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 114, p. 109306, Oct. 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2019.109306.
[4] A. Varol, C. İlkılıç, and Y. Varol, “Increasing the efficiency of wind turbines,” Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 89, no. 9, pp. 809–815, Jul. 2001, doi: 10.1016/S0167-6105(01)00069-1.
[5] N. Buckney, A. Pirrera, S. D. Green, and P. M. Weaver, “Structural efficiency of a wind turbine blade,” Thin-Walled Structures, vol. 67, pp. 144–154, Jun. 2013, doi: 10.1016/j.tws.2013.02.010.
[6] M. Jureczko, M. Pawlak, and A. Mężyk, “Optimisation of wind turbine blades,” Journal of Materials Processing Technology, vol. 167, no. 2–3, pp. 463–471, Aug. 2005, doi: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2005.06.055.
[7] O. Erkan, M. Özkan, T. H. Karakoç, S. J. Garrett, and P. J. Thomas, “Investigation of aerodynamic performance characteristics of a wind-turbine-blade profile using the finite-volume method,” Renewable Energy, vol. 161, pp. 1359–1367, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.07.138.
[8] “NACA 63-215 AIRFOIL (n63215-il).” Accessed: Dec. 09, 2024. [Online]. Available: http://airfoiltools.com/airfoil/details?airfoil=n63215-il
Published
Conference Proceedings Volume
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Zannatul Mim, Md. Fahim Hasan Ronok, Abir Shahorior Emon, Mim Mashrur Ahmed (Author)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
All the articles published by this journal are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
