Abstract
An experimental investigation is carried out to study the effects of leading edge fillet and transverse inclination of a strut on a junction flow around and in the wake of the NACA 16-018 aerofoil strut mounted on a flat plate at zero, 5° and 10° angles of attack. The milk injection method is used to visualize the junction flow around and in the wake of the strut on the flat plate at the experiment. The effects of the leading edge fillet and transverse inclination of 30° and 60° of the strut from normal to the flat plate on the junction flow are investigated, furthermore velocity measurements at the leading and trailing edges of the strut normal to the flat plate are carried out to confirm the effect of the leading edge fillet at zero angle of attack.
