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On the Influence of the Laminar-Turbulent Transition in the Numerical Modeling of the Wing Airfoil

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The applicability of numerical methods based on the averaging the Navier–Stokes equations and the use of turbulence models, as well as eddy-resolving methods, under conditions of transition of a laminar flow to a turbulent one and formation of a separation bubble on the wing airfoil surface was studied.

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This work was financially supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russian Federation during the implementation of the project “Fundamentals of mechanics, control and management systems for unmanned aerial systems with shape-forming structures, deeply integrated with power plants, and unique properties that are not used today in manned aircraft”, no. FEFM-2020-0001.

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  1. Baltic State Technical University “VOENMEH”, ul. 1ya Krasnoarmeiskaya 1, 190005, St. Petersburg, Russia

    P. V. Bulat, N. V. Prodan & A. A. Kurnukhin

  2. Sevastopol State University, ul. Universitetskaya 33, 299053, Sevastopol, Russia

    P. V. Bulat, N. V. Prodan & A. A. Kurnukhin

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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Aviatsionnaya Tekhnika, 2021, No. 3, pp. 89 - 98.

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Bulat, P.V., Prodan, N.V. & Kurnukhin, A.A. On the Influence of the Laminar-Turbulent Transition in the Numerical Modeling of the Wing Airfoil. Russ. Aeronaut. 64, 455–465 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068799821030120

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