A foil is a solid object with a shape such that when placed in a moving fluid at a suitable angle of attack the lift (force generated perpendicular to the fluid flow) is substantially larger than the drag (force generated parallel to the fluid flow). If the fluid is a gas, the foil is called an airfoil or aerofoil, and if the fluid is water the foil is called a hydrofoil.
Streamlines around a NACA 0012 airfoil at moderate angle of attack
A foil generates lift primarily because of its shape and angle of attack. When oriented at a suitable angle, the foil deflects the oncoming fluid, resulting in a force on the foil in the direction opposite to the deflection. This force can be resolved into two components: lift and drag. This "turning" of the fluid in the vicinity of the foil creates curved streamlines which results in lower pressure on one side and higher pressure on the other. This pressure difference is accompanied by a velocity difference, via Bernoulli's principle, so for foils generating lift the resulting flowfield about the foil has a higher average velocity on one surface than on the other.[1][2][3][4]
A more detailed description of the flowfield is given by the simplified Navier–Stokes equations, applicable when the fluid is incompressible. And since the effects of the compressibility of air at low speeds is negligible, these simplified equations can be used for airfoils as long as the airflow is substantially less than the speed of sound (up to about Mach 0.3).[5][6] For hydrofoils at high speeds, of the order of 50 knots (26 m/s) according to Faltinsen,[7]cavitation and ventilation – with air penetrating along the strut from the water surface to the foil – may occur. Both effects may have a substantial influence on the foil's lift.
Basic design considerationsedit
The simplest type of foil is a flat plate. When set at an angle (the angle of attack) to the flow the plate will deflect the fluid passing over and under it, and this deflection will result in a lift force on the plate. However, while it does generate lift, it also generates a large amount of drag.[8]
Since even a flat plate can generate lift, a significant factor in foil design is the minimization of drag. An example of this is the rudder of a boat or aircraft. When designing a rudder a key design factor is the minimization of drag in its neutral position, which is balanced with the need to produce sufficient lift with which to turn the craft at a reasonable rate. [9]
The weight a foil can lift is proportional to its lift coefficient, the density of the fluid, the foil area and its speed squared. The following shows the lifting ability of a flat plate with span 10 metres and area 10 square metres moving at a speed of 10 m/s at different altitudes and water depths. It uses the lift at an altitude of 11 km as a datum to show how the lift increases with decreasing altitude (increasing air density). It also shows the influence of ground effect and then the effect of increase in density going from air to water.[10]
height 11 km: lift 1.0 (datum for comparison) 5 m 3.4 in ground effect 4.1 water surface-planing 1,280 just submerged 1,420 depth 5 m 2,840 10 km 2,860
^"...the effect of the wing is to give the air stream a downward velocity component. The reaction force of the deflected air mass must then act on the wing to give it an equal and opposite upward component." In: Halliday, David; Resnick, Robert, Fundamentals of Physics 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, p. 378
^"If the body is shaped, moved, or inclined in such a way as to produce a net deflection or turning of the flow, the local velocity is changed in magnitude, direction, or both. Changing the velocity creates a net force on the body" . NASA Glenn Research Center. Archived from the original on 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
^"The cause of the aerodynamic lifting force is the downward acceleration of air by the airfoil..." Weltner, Klaus; Ingelman-Sundberg, Martin, , archived from the original on 2011-07-19
^"...if a streamline is curved, there must be a pressure gradient across the streamline..."Babinsky, Holger (November 2003), "How do wings work?" (PDF), Physics Education, 38 (6): 497–503, Bibcode:2003PhyEd..38..497B, doi:10.1088/0031-9120/38/6/001, S2CID 1657792
^"...the motion of objects in air and in water obeys identical laws until their speed approaches the speed of sound."(page 41) "... air too can be regarded as incompressible as long as flow speeds remain reasonably low. This assumption is roughly valid as long as airplanes fly slower than... about one-third of the speed of sound."(page 61) What Makes Airplanes Fly? Wegener, Peter P. Springer-Verlag 1991 ISBN0-387-97513-6
^"...the low-speed flow of air, where V < 100 m/s (or V < 225 mi/hr) can also be assumed to be incompressible to a close approximation." in Anderson, John D. Jr. Introduction to Flight 4th ed McGraw-Hill 2000 ISBN0-07-109282-X pg 114
^O.M. Faltinsen (2005), Hydrodynamics of High-Speed Marine Vehicles, {Cambridge University Press}, pp. 169–173, 208–209, doi:10.1017/CBO9780511546068, ISBN9780521845687, LCCN 2005006328
^"A flat plate held at the proper angle of attack does generate lift, but also generates a lot of drag. Sir George Cayley and Otto Lilienthal during the 1800s showed that curved surfaces generate more lift and less drag than flat surfaces." http://quest.nasa.gov/aero/planetary/atmospheric/aerodynamiclift.html 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
^NASA. . Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
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A foil is a solid object with a shape such that when placed in a moving fluid at a suitable angle of attack the lift force generated perpendicular to the fluid flow is substantially larger than the drag force generated parallel to the fluid flow If the fluid is a gas the foil is called an airfoil or aerofoil and if the fluid is water the foil is called a hydrofoil Contents 1 Physics of foils 2 Basic design considerations 3 Lifted ability in air and water 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPhysics of foils edit nbsp Streamlines around a NACA 0012 airfoil at moderate angle of attack A foil generates lift primarily because of its shape and angle of attack When oriented at a suitable angle the foil deflects the oncoming fluid resulting in a force on the foil in the direction opposite to the deflection This force can be resolved into two components lift and drag This turning of the fluid in the vicinity of the foil creates curved streamlines which results in lower pressure on one side and higher pressure on the other This pressure difference is accompanied by a velocity difference via Bernoulli s principle so for foils generating lift the resulting flowfield about the foil has a higher average velocity on one surface than on the other 1 2 3 4 A more detailed description of the flowfield is given by the simplified Navier Stokes equations applicable when the fluid is incompressible And since the effects of the compressibility of air at low speeds is negligible these simplified equations can be used for airfoils as long as the airflow is substantially less than the speed of sound up to about Mach 0 3 5 6 For hydrofoils at high speeds of the order of 50 knots 26 m s according to Faltinsen 7 cavitation and ventilation with air penetrating along the strut from the water surface to the foil may occur Both effects may have a substantial influence on the foil s lift Basic design considerations editThe simplest type of foil is a flat plate When set at an angle the angle of attack to the flow the plate will deflect the fluid passing over and under it and this deflection will result in a lift force on the plate However while it does generate lift it also generates a large amount of drag 8 Since even a flat plate can generate lift a significant factor in foil design is the minimization of drag An example of this is the rudder of a boat or aircraft When designing a rudder a key design factor is the minimization of drag in its neutral position which is balanced with the need to produce sufficient lift with which to turn the craft at a reasonable rate 9 Other types of foils both natural and man made seen both in air and water have features that delay or control the onset of lift induced drag flow separation and stall see Bird flight Fin Airfoil Placoid scale Tubercle Vortex generator Canard close coupled Blown flap Leading edge slot Leading edge slats as well as Wingtip vortices see Winglet Lifted ability in air and water editThe weight a foil can lift is proportional to its lift coefficient the density of the fluid the foil area and its speed squared The following shows the lifting ability of a flat plate with span 10 metres and area 10 square metres moving at a speed of 10 m s at different altitudes and water depths It uses the lift at an altitude of 11 km as a datum to show how the lift increases with decreasing altitude increasing air density It also shows the influence of ground effect and then the effect of increase in density going from air to water 10 height 11 km lift 1 0 datum for comparison 5 m 3 4 in ground effect 4 1 water surface planing 1 280 just submerged 1 420 depth 5 m 2 840 10 km 2 860See also editAircraft Bilgeboard Boomerang Centerboard Chord aircraft Coanda effect Diving plane Drag coefficient Flipper anatomy Fluid dynamics Formula One car Keel hydrodynamic Lift coefficient NACA airfoil Propeller Sail aerodynamics Skeg Spoiler automotive Surfboard fin WingReferences edit the effect of the wing is to give the air stream a downward velocity component The reaction force of the deflected air mass must then act on the wing to give it an equal and opposite upward component In Halliday David Resnick Robert Fundamentals of Physics 3rd Edition John Wiley amp Sons p 378 If the body is shaped moved or inclined in such a way as to produce a net deflection or turning of the flow the local velocity is changed in magnitude direction or both Changing the velocity creates a net force on the body Lift from Flow Turning NASA Glenn Research Center Archived from the original on 2011 07 05 Retrieved 2011 06 29 The cause of the aerodynamic lifting force is the downward acceleration of air by the airfoil Weltner Klaus Ingelman Sundberg Martin Physics of Flight reviewed archived from the original on 2011 07 19 if a streamline is curved there must be a pressure gradient across the streamline Babinsky Holger November 2003 How do wings work PDF Physics Education 38 6 497 503 Bibcode 2003PhyEd 38 497B doi 10 1088 0031 9120 38 6 001 S2CID 1657792 the motion of objects in air and in water obeys identical laws until their speed approaches the speed of sound page 41 air too can be regarded as incompressible as long as flow speeds remain reasonably low This assumption is roughly valid as long as airplanes fly slower than about one third of the speed of sound page 61 What Makes Airplanes Fly Wegener Peter P Springer Verlag 1991 ISBN 0 387 97513 6 the low speed flow of air where V lt 100 m s or V lt 225 mi hr can also be assumed to be incompressible to a close approximation in Anderson John D Jr Introduction to Flight 4th ed McGraw Hill 2000 ISBN 0 07 109282 X pg 114 O M Faltinsen 2005 Hydrodynamics of High Speed Marine Vehicles Cambridge University Press pp 169 173 208 209 doi 10 1017 CBO9780511546068 ISBN 9780521845687 LCCN 2005006328 A flat plate held at the proper angle of attack does generate lift but also generates a lot of drag Sir George Cayley and Otto Lilienthal during the 1800s showed that curved surfaces generate more lift and less drag than flat surfaces http quest nasa gov aero planetary atmospheric aerodynamiclift html Archived 2011 10 27 at the Wayback Machine NASA What is lift Archived from the original on March 9 2009 Retrieved July 5 2011 Lifted Weight as a Function of Altitude and Depth by Rolf Steinegger https doi org 10 21256 zhaw 4058External links editLift from Flow Turning What is Lift Bernoulli and Newton Effect of Shape on Lift Incorrect Lift Theory Penguin can fly phillipines thresher shark swim towards scuba divers Swimming with Wild Dolphins Bird Flight II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Foil fluid mechanics amp oldid 1189941654, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
