Question

Is kutta condition apply to oval shaped body?

(a) True

(b) False

I had been asked this question in homework.

My question is from The Kutta Condition topic in chapter Incompressible Flow over Airfoils of Aerodynamics

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) True

To elaborate: When a smooth symmetric body, such as a cylinder with oval cross-section moves with zero angle of attack through a fluid it generates no lift. There are two stagnation points on the body one at the front and the other at the back. Since no lift will be generated by the cylinder at zero angle of attack.