Ventilation and internal structure effects on naturally induced flows in a static aircraft wing

Daithí Moore, David Newport, Vanessa Egan, Vesna Lacarac

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Abstract

The ventilation performance within an aircraft wing leading edge is investigated for a number of enclosure and ventilation configurations. The natural convection regime present is found to be highly sensitive to enclosure conditions, particularly the introduction of a partition. The presence of a partition reduced the overall heat exhausted from the cavity by up to 60%. The optimum ventilation strategy is also changed from a forward biased vent orientation (found for the unpartitioned case), to one where both the rear and front vents within the enclosure had the same open area. Cylinder plume effects dominate within the enclosure and were the main driver of the convective regime, with steady-state enclosure conditions highly dependent upon cylinder placement and plume orientation. An externally heated enclosure with internal heat source, combined with ventilation and an internal structure produced a complex natural convection regime which is sensitive to enclosure conditions. Hence an adequate knowledge of such conditions is necessary in order to fully appreciate the convective regime.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-58
Number of pages10
JournalApplied Thermal Engineering
Volume32
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2012

Keywords

  • Enclosure
  • Natural convection
  • Partitioning
  • Thermal management
  • Ventilation

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