Why does the stall angle decrease as camber increases?

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Lift curves for airfoils with different camber

I have a rough idea about why $C_{{l}_{max}}$ increases with increase in camber. But I can't explain why the stall angle decreases simultaneously.

por Nirmal 06.10.2019 / 20:40

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At the same angle of attack, a cambered airfoil has a larger suction peak on the upper side (toward the leading edge), and a larger associated pressure recovery (toward the trailing edge).

Larger pressure recovery is equivalent to larger adverse pressure gradient, which leads to mais fácil onset of boundary layer separation and stall.

07.10.2019 / 04:01