Experimental Study on the Effect of Tubercle on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Swept Wings at low Reynolds Number

Inspired from the Humpback whale flipper, airfoils and wings incorporated with sinusoidal leading edge are much studied for their improved aerodynamic characteristics like delayed stall and higher lift in post-stall region. In this work, the performance of different swept wings equipped with leading edge tubercles is studied by comparing with their baseline models at a low Reynolds number of 100,000. Tubercles on swept wings can either be placed...