Design and experimental validation of a specialized pressure-measuring rake for blended wing body aircraft’s unconventional inner flow channel

2020 ◽  
Vol 234 (15) ◽  
pp. 2186-2196
Author(s):  
Xin Xu ◽  
Dawei Liu ◽  
Keming Cheng ◽  
Dehua Chen
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Flow Channel ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Complex Flow ◽  
Air Intake ◽  
Blended Wing Body ◽  
External Flows

The internal drag of the unconventional inner flow channel of blended wing body aircraft must be measured accurately to correct the air intake effect of the blended wing body flow-through model in wind tunnel tests. In this study, the pressure distribution of the inner flow channel under the interaction of internal and external flows was obtained through numerical simulation. A specialized pressure-measuring rake was designed based on the numerical results, and a validation test was conducted in a 2.4 m × 2.4 m transonic wind tunnel. Compared with the flow in traditional inlets/nozzles, the flow in the unconventional inner channel in the current research is asymmetric, the distortion index is higher, and the internal drag is more sensitive to flow changes. The wind tunnel test results have a good correlation with the numerical results, and the repeatability of the test results is satisfactory, indicating that the measurement accuracy and precision of the pressure-measuring rake are acceptable. The design method of the specialized rake is feasible, and it can be used to guide the measurement of complex flow in unconventional inner flow channels of blended wing body aircraft.

Rancang Bangun Piranti Lunak Pengolah Data Pasca Pengujian Terowongan Angin Kecepatan Rendah Indonesia

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-138
Author(s):  
Ivransa Zuhdi Pane
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Effective Solution ◽  
Post Processing ◽  
Prototype Development ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Index Terms ◽  
Test Objects ◽  
Processing Requirement

Data post-processing plays important roles in a wind tunnel test, especially in supporting the validation of the test results and further data analysis related to the design activities of the test objects. One effective solution to carry out the data post-processing in an automated productive manner, and thus eliminate the cumbersome conventional manual way, is building a software which is able to execute calculations and have abilities in presenting and analyzing the data in accordance with the post-processing requirement. Through several prototype development cycles, this work attempts to engineer and realize such software to enhance the overall wind tunnel test activities. Index Terms—software engineering, wind tunnel test, data post-processing, prototype, pseudocode

scholarly journals Investigation of the Time Dependence of Wind-Induced Aeroelastic Response on a Scale Model of a High-Rise Building

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 3315
Author(s):  
Fabio Rizzo
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Time Dependence ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Cumulative Distribution ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Acquisition Time ◽  
Test Results ◽  
High Rise ◽  
High Rise Building

Experimental wind tunnel test results are affected by acquisition times because extreme pressure peak statistics depend on the length of acquisition records. This is also true for dynamic tests on aeroelastic models where the structural response of the scale model is affected by aerodynamic damping and by random vortex shedding. This paper investigates the acquisition time dependence of linear transformation through singular value decomposition (SVD) and its correlation with floor accelerometric signals acquired during wind tunnel aeroelastic testing of a scale model high-rise building. Particular attention was given to the variability of eigenvectors, singular values and the correlation coefficient for two wind angles and thirteen different wind velocities. The cumulative distribution function of empirical magnitudes was fitted with numerical cumulative density function (CDF). Kolmogorov–Smirnov test results are also discussed.

scholarly journals Gust Alleviation Control using Prior Gust Information: Wind Tunnel Test Results

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (12) ◽  
pp. 128-133
Author(s):  
Yoshiro Hamada ◽  
Kenichi Saitoh ◽  
Noboru Kobiki
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Gust Alleviation

scholarly journals Observations on some transonic wind tunnel test results of a standard model with a T-tail

2016 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 34-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dijana Damljanovic ◽  
Djordje Vukovic ◽  
Aleksandar Vitic ◽  
Jovan Isakovic ◽  
Goran Ocokoljic
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Standard Model ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Transonic Wind Tunnel

DARPA/ARFL/NASA Smart Wing second wind tunnel test results

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lewis B. Scherer ◽  
Christopher A. Martin ◽  
Mark N. West ◽  
Jennifer P. Florance ◽  
Carol D. Wieseman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Test Results

Numerical Simulation of the Supersonic Disk-Gap-Band Parachute by Using Implicit Coupling Method

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 343-349
Author(s):  
Xue Yang ◽  
Li Yu ◽  
Cheng Shen ◽  
Xiao Shun Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Coupling Method ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Governing Equations ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Projected Area ◽  
Newmark Scheme ◽  
Canopy Area ◽  
Shock Oscillation

AbstractThe implicit coupling method is applied to model the 0.8 m disk-band-gap parachute at Mach 2.0. The fluid and structure governing equations are solved by the Lower-Upper Symmetric Gauss-Seidel (LU-SGS) algorithm and Newmark scheme, respectively. By exchanging the numerical results of the coupling surface with Gauss-Seidel algorithm, high accuracy solutions at every physical time step are obtained. The numerical results of the canopy drag coefficient and projected area fit well with the wind tunnel test results. The simulation reproduces the shock oscillation and breathing phenomenon of the canopy that are usually observed in these systems at Mach 2.0. Furthermore, it is found that the unstable saddle point is the main reason for the shock oscillation of the canopy. And the unsynchronized phases of the canopy area and shock oscillation curves lead to the drag of the canopy oscillate in irregular state.

Smart wing wind tunnel test results

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lewis B. Scherer ◽  
Christopher A. Martin ◽  
Kari Appa ◽  
Jayanth N. Kudva ◽  
Mark N. West
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Test Results

scholarly journals Geometric Effects Analysis and Verification of V-Shaped Support Interference on Blended Wing Body Aircraft

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1596
Author(s):  
Xin Xu ◽  
Qiang Li ◽  
Dawei Liu ◽  
Keming Cheng ◽  
Dehua Chen
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Pitching Moment ◽  
Straight Section ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Wind Tunnel Tests ◽  
Blended Wing Body ◽  
Support Interference ◽  
Geometric Effects ◽  
Good Agreement

A special V-shaped support for blended wing body aircraft was designed and applied in high-speed wind tunnel tests. In order to reduce the support interference and explore the design criteria of the V-shaped support, interference characteristics and geometric parameter effects of V-shaped support on blended wing body aircraft were numerically studied. According to the numerical results, the corresponding dummy V-shaped supports were designed and manufactured, and verification tests was conducted in a 2.4 m × 2.4 m transonic wind tunnel. The test results were in good agreement with the numerical simulation. Results indicated that pitching moment of blended wing body aircraft is quite sensitive to the V-shaped support geometric parameters, and the influence of the inflection angle is the most serious. To minimize the pitching moment interference, the straight-section diameter and inflection angle should be increased while the straight-section length should be shortened. The results could be used to design special V-shaped support for blended wing body aircraft in wind tunnel tests, reduce support interference, and improve the accuracy of test results.

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