Recurrence analysis of surface pressure characteristics over symmetrical aerofoil

Abstract

We study the surface pressure data exhibiting the underlying dynamical behavior of the flow transition over the upper surface of the aerofoil by using recurrence quantification analysis (RQA). In this study, NACA 2415 aerofoil subjected to a turbulent inflow of TI = 8.46 % at various angles of attack ranging from α = 0 ° to 20 ° with an increment of 5 ° corresponding to R e = 2.0 × 10 5 is considered. We show that the values of recurrence quantification measures effectively distinguish the underlying dynamics of time series surface pressure data at each port, which proves RQA as an effective tool in accurately predicting the flow transitions.