Automatic Transition Prediction for RANS Computations Applied to a Generic High-Lift Wing

With the objective to integrate the transition prediction within RANS codes with a minimal user interaction, cooperative actions are under way in the frame of the European EUROLIFT 2 Project, especially involved with the improvement of the knowledge of the flow developed around the modeling of high lift configurations. Transition criteria and simplified stability analysis are considered for insertion or automatic coupling to 3D RANS codes, possibly involving a coupling to a 2.5D or 3D boundary layer code. Recent developments from INTA and ONERA are presented, with comparisons to a common validation case, the AFV three-element wing in high lift configuration.

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