Hello, I am currently working on a school project where we are tasked with designing a new arrow vane that will improve accuracy & stability while retaining speed through reduced drag. I have done some flow simulations in the past but I am by no means an expert.
Currently, we are using Simscale to run flow simulations on a number of industry arrow vanes and new designs we have come up with. Our goal is to use the software to inform our decisions about what design factors such as profile, trailing edges, fletching angles etc. affect the above characteristics of an arrow.
We have currently been using a simulation setup including a single vane with a straight flow over the profile. We have also been working on developing a simulation that includes 3 vanes on an arrow shaft and a rotating flow. If anyone would be able to review the projects and provide feedback and suggestions regarding boundary conditions, results control, mesh refinements, and result post processing I would be very grateful.
Single Vane:
Rotating Assembly:
