About the project
This project aims to study and identify the beneficial effects of using bio-inspired geometry on aerofoils, enhancing aerodynamic efficiency and reducing the noise generated from non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers.
It is well known that non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers significantly affect the aerodynamic performance and noise generation of aerofoils. This project aims to study and identify the beneficial effects of bio-inspired geometry applied to aerofoils, which may enhance aerodynamic efficiency and/or reduce the noise generated from non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers. We will conduct this study using high-fidelity computational simulations (DNS and LES) on massively parallel supercomputers (ARCHER2 and IRIDIS6).
An in-house code entitled CANARD (Compressible Aerodynamics & Aeroacoustics Research coDe) will be used for this study, which was developed by the project supervisor at the University of Southampton. Some details about the code can be found on the profile page. All necessary guidance and training for the code will be provided as part of the PhD programme.
Various types of bio-inspired geometries can be considered in this study. The decision as to which ones will be investigated will be made via a project co-design process between the supervisor and the candidate, hence is open to discussion. In addition to the computational simulation code, various post-processing and data analysis tools such as PSD, POD and DMD will be used to uncover and pinpoint the underlying physical mechanisms contained in the data.
