You know how it is. You’re working on a project that needs to move air or water, or move through air or water, but your 3D design chops and/or your aerodynamics knowledge hold you back from doing the ...

Wind turbines are used to convert kinetic energy into electrical energy through horizontal or vertical axis blades. The blade section of the wind turbine is shaped like an airfoil. The performance of ...

Airfoils work because the higher speed of air going over the top surface results in lower air pressure than the slower air beneath. If you drilled a hole top to bottom in an airfoil, which direction ...

As the angle of attack is increased on a high-performance airfoil, a small amount of separation occurs near the leading edge. This separation causes the boundary layer to transition from laminar to ...

Traditional energy sources, including oil, natural gas, and coal, have historically played a pivotal role in supporting economic growth. Nevertheless, the accelerated depletion of these resources, ...

Illustration of the airflow along an airfoil that exhibits leading-edge stall behavior. Notice the formation of a “short bubble” at a critical point along the leading edge. When the AOA is increased ...