Abstract
A numerical study on the turbulent flow around the strut-plate juncture is carried out for the inclined strut and for the flow with an angle of attack. Computations are made by solving three-dimensional incompressible Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equation with MAC method. Turbulence is simulated by using Baldwin-Lomax model with a modified length scale for the treatment of corner flow. The flows, at the Reynolds number of 105, show intensive unsteady behavior near the plate while the flows are steady enough off the plate. Inclination of the strut induces a lift which is generated mainly near the plate. On the other hand, the lift by an angle of attack reduces near the plate.
