Research Article

Time-Dependent Effects of Glaze Ice on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of an Airfoil

Table 1

Discretization error for iced airfoil in a transient simulation.

Simulation typeTransient (2D)

Criteria parameterLift coefficient ()
The number of elements in the mesh 0.41, 1.7, 3.9
The refinement factor 1.32, 1.61
The relative error (%)40, 2
Numerical uncertainty in the fine grid solution (GCI) (%)