Research Article

Performance Deterioration of Pitot Tubes Caused by In-Flight Ice Accretion: A Numerical Investigation

Table 1

Setup and inlet conditions of the airflow validation case over a 2D NACA0012 airfoil.

GeometryNACA0012—1 m

Velocity51 m/s
AoA10°
Pressure101,325 Pa
Density1.18 kg/m3
Temperature300 K
Mach number0.15
Reynolds number3,500,000
Computational domainO-type, diameter: 30 m
Mesh number52,357