Effect of Shapes and Turbulent Inlet Flow to Vortices on Delta Wings

2019 ◽  
Vol 889 ◽  
pp. 434-439
Author(s):  
Ngoc Khanh Tran ◽  
Van Khang Nguyen ◽  
Phu Khanh Nguyen ◽  
Thi Kim Dung Hoang ◽  
Van Quang Dao

This paper aims to estimate the effect of turbulent inlet flow to vortices on Delta wing with four different turbulence intensity from 0.5% to 15% and the effect of taper ratios to aerodynamic characteristics of Delta wings with four taper ratios: 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7. The main purpose of this paper is to find out the formation, development, and breakdown of vortices on Delta wings when changing taper ratios and turbulence intensity thence determining the center of vortices with the range of attack angles from 5o to 40o in low velocities about 2.5 m/s. This research uses Delta wing models with a 40o swept-back leading edge, the root chord length 150 mm, and a thickness 5 mm. The problem is simulated by using ANSYS fluent and experiment in the subsonic wind tunnel to compare and validate results. The Delta wing models are meshed by using ICEM to improve the mesh quality and using the turbulence model for low Reynolds number flows Transition SST (4 equations) to calculate aerodynamic characteristics such as lift coefficient, drag coefficient, pressure coefficient... find the paths which connect centers of the vortices, and show the contours of pressures and velocities to evaluate the change of centers of the vortices. The results showed that the two vortices grow up and tend to move inward when the attack angle increase, the vortices are broken strongly in high attack angles, the aerodynamic quality of Delta wings change insignificantly when changing turbulent intensity at inlet. This research also carried out that the stall angle increase when increasing the taper ratio.

2005 ◽  
Vol 109 (1098) ◽  
pp. 403-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Wang ◽  
S. F. Lu

Abstract The aerodynamic performances of a non-slender 50° delta wing with various leading-edge bevels were measured in a low speed wind tunnel. It is found that the delta wing with leading-edge bevelled leeward can improve the maximum lift coefficient and maximum lift to drag ratio, and the stall angle of the wing is also delayed. In comparison with the blunt leading-edge wing, the increment of maximum lift to drag ratio is 200%, 98% and 100% for the wings with relative thickness t/c = 2%, t/c = 6.7% and t/c = 10%, respectively.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Li ◽  
Peiting Sun ◽  
Hongming Wang

The leading-edge bulges along the extension direction are designed on the marine wingsail. The height and the spanwise wavelength of the protuberances are 0.1c and 0.25c, respectively. At Reynolds number Re=5×105, the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes equations are applied to the simulation of the wingsail with the bulges thanks to ANSYS Fluent finite-volume solver based on the SST K-ω models. The grid independence analysis is carried out with the lift and drag coefficients of the wingsail at AOA = 8° and AOA=20°. The results show that while the efficiency of the wingsail is reduced by devising the leading-edge bulges before stall, the bulges help to improve the lift coefficient of the wingsail when stalling. At AOA=22° under the action of the leading-edge tubercles, a convective vortex is formed on the suction surface of the modified wingsail, which reduces the flow loss. So the bulges of the wingsail can delay the stall.


2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Lee

The impact of Gurney flaplike strips, of different geometric configurations and heights, on the aerodynamic characteristics and the tip vortices generated by a reverse delta wing (RDW) was investigated via force-balance measurement and particle image velocimetry (PIV). The addition of side-edge strips (SESs) caused a leftward shift of the lift curve, resembling a conventional trailing-edge flap. The large lift increment overwhelmed the corresponding drag increase, thereby leading to an improved lift-to-drag ratio compared to the baseline wing. The lift and drag coefficients were also found to increase with the strip height. The SES-equipped wing also produced a strengthened vortex compared to its baseline wing counterpart. The leading-edge strips (LESs) were, however, found to persistently produce a greatly diffused vortex flow as well as a small-than-baseline-wing lift in the prestall α regime. The downward LES delivered a delayed stall and an increased maximum lift coefficient compared to the baseline wing. The LESs provide a potential wingtip vortex control alternative, while the SESs can enhance the aerodynamic performance of the RDW.


1975 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Yegna Narayan

SummaryResults are presented of an experimental investigation on a non-conical wing which supports an attached shock wave over a region of the leading edge near the vertex and a detached shock elsewhere. The shock detachment point is determined from planform schlieren photographs of the flow field and discrepancies are shown to exist between this and the one calculated by applying the oblique shock equations normal to the leading edge. On a physical basis, it is argued that shock detachment has to obey the two-dimensional law normal to the leading edges. From this, and from other measurements on conical wings, it is thought that the planform schlieren technique may not be particularly satisfactory for detecting shock detachment. Surface pressure distributions are presented and are explained in terms of the flow over related delta wings which are identified as a vertex delta wing and a local delta wing. The forces acting on the wing are calculated and are shown to be very close to the two-dimensional wedge values over a wide range of incidence. In particular, it is shown that this wing, compared to one which supports a fully detached shock wave, generates a higher lift/(pressure drag) ratio at a given lift coefficient.


2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 704-710
Author(s):  
Basim Al-Bakri ◽  
Radwan Aljuhashy

In the present study, the influence of the wavy edge blade on aerodynamic characteristics for the flow of blades at Reynolds number (Re) of 8×105 is numerically investigated based on the unsteady wind flow. Aerodynamic characteristics of a (sinusoidal leading edge) wavy NACA0015 aerofoil blade are carried out using ICEM 19.1 and ANSYS fluent. The numerical simulation is conducted then validated by experimental data with steady wind flow. This is conducted by employing the same Reynold's number in the experimental work. While, the unsteady flow was numerically performed at 1 Hz frequency of wind flow conditions. The main findings from this work show that the wavy blade can behave better in turbulent wind conditions with the maximum lift coefficient of 0.73 compared to 0.621 for the normal blade. However, the findings declare that the wavy blade stalled earlier than the normal one in the unsteady flow case. Similarly, it stalled at 12° angle of attack earlier than the normal one which was stalled at 14° in the steady flow case.


2013 ◽  
Vol 661 ◽  
pp. 132-136
Author(s):  
Na Wang ◽  
Chao Gao

For the sake of improve the veracity and the reliability of the simulating the configuration of the bound layer above of the aircraft by manual fixed transition, discussing the influence of the dynamic coefficient and pressure coefficient of different types of the carborundum strip to enhance the efficiency of the experiment which of 3mm width from the leading edge at the location of 7% chord. At subsonic condition of Mach number is 0.5, The characteristic of the lift coefficient keeps insensitive of three breakage, and the drag coefficient shows the influence coming forth after attack angle greater than 6 degree, and the infection less as the breakage longer instance of the symmetry. When Mach number is 0.75, lift coefficient and drag coefficient shows the influence coming forth after attack angle is equal or greater than 6 degree, and the infection less as the breakage be longer instance of the symmetry.


Aerospace ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Sekar Mano ◽  
RadhaKrishnan Ajay Sriram ◽  
Ganesan Vinayagamurthy ◽  
Subramania Nadaraja Pillai ◽  
Amjad Ali Pasha ◽  
...  

This numerical study reports the aerodynamic properties of a hybrid airship. The hybrid airships were designed by combining two semi-ellipsoids with a semi-discoid as the base model. From the base model, three different geometrics were identified to study their aerodynamic characteristics. A circular slot was provided between the pressure side and the suction side of the airship. The objective of this study was to realize the flow behavior, aerodynamic characteristics, and stability properties of such slotted hybrid flying vehicles. Interestingly, the results imply that the lift coefficient increases with an increase in the angle of attack for the slotted configurations; this is because the flow separation is delayed due to the slot opening, which in turn is due to the flow of energies from the high-pressure region to the bottom through the slots. The delayed stall angle was 50 degrees, which was 10% more than that of the base model. Aerodynamic characteristics are discussed based on surface pressure, coefficient of lift, and coefficient of drag for various slotted hybrid airships.


1973 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
J E Barsby

SummarySolutions to the problem of separated flow past slender delta wings for moderate values of a suitably defined incidence parameter have been calculated by Smith, using a vortex sheet model. By increasing the accuracy of the finite-difference technique, and by replacing Smith’s original nested iteration procedure, to solve the non-linear simultaneous equations that arise, by a Newton’s method, it is possible to extend the range of the incidence parameter over which solutions can be obtained. Furthermore for sufficiently small values of the incidence parameter, new and unexpected results in the form of vortex systems that originate inboard from the leading edge have been discovered. These new solutions are the only solutions, to the author’s knowledge, of a vortex sheet leaving a smooth surface.Interest has centred upon the shape of the finite vortex sheet, the position of the isolated vortex, and the lift, and variations of these quantities are shown as functions of the incidence parameter. Although no experimental evidence is available, comparisons are made with the simpler Brown and Michael model in which all the vorticity is assumed to be concentrated onto an isolated line vortex. Agreement between these two models becomes very close as the value of the incidence parameter is reduced.


Author(s):  
Александр Анатольевич Дектерев ◽  
Артем Александрович Дектерев ◽  
Юрий Николаевич Горюнов

Исследование направлено на разработку и апробацию методики численного моделирования аэродинамических и энергетических характеристик циклоидального ротора. За основу взята конфигурация ротора IAT21 L3. Для нее с использованием CFD-пакета ANSYS Fluent построена математическая модель и выполнен расчет. Проанализировано влияние скорости набегающего потока воздуха на движущийся ротор. Математическая модель и полученные результаты исследования могут быть использованы при создании летательных аппаратов с движителями роторного типа. This article addresses the study of the aerodynamic and energy characteristics of a cycloidal rotor subject to the influence of the incoming flow. Cycloidal rotor is one of the perspective devices that provide movement of aircrafts. Despite the fact that the concept of a cycloidal rotor arose in the early twentieth century, the model of a full-scale aircraft has not been yet realized. Foreign scientists have developed models of aircraft ranging in weight from 0.06 to 100 kg. The method of numerical calculation of the cycloidal rotor from the article [1] is considered and realized in this study. The purpose of study was the development and testing of a numerical simulation method for the cycloidal rotor and study aerodynamic and energy characteristics of the rotor in the hovering mode and under the influence of the oncoming flow. The aerodynamic and energy characteristics of the cycloidal rotor, rotating at a speed of 1000 rpm with incoming flow on it with velocities of 20-80 km/h, were calculated. The calculation results showed a directly proportional increase of thrust with an increase of the incoming on the rotor flow velocity, but the power consumed by the rotor was also increased. Increase of the incoming flow velocity leads to the proportional increasing of the lift coefficient and the coefficient of drag. Up to a speed of 80 km/h, an increase in thrust and power is observed; at higher speeds, there is a predominance of nonstationary effects and difficulties in estimating the aerodynamic characteristics of the rotor. In the future, it is planned to consider the 3D formulation of the problem combined with possibility of the flow coming from other sides.


Author(s):  
Jonathan Kweder ◽  
Mary Ann Clarke ◽  
James E. Smith

Circulation control (CC) is a high-lift methodology that can be used on a variety of aerodynamic applications. This technology has been in the research and development phase for over sixty years primarily for fixed wing aircraft where the early models were referred to as “blown flaps”. Circulation control works by increasing the near surface velocity of the airflow over the leading edge and/or trailing edge of a lifting surface This phenomenon keeps the boundary layer jet attached to the wing surface thus increasing the lift generated on the surface. The circulation control airflow adds energy to the lift force through conventional airfoil lift production and by altering the circulation of stream lines around the airfoil. For this study, a 10:1 aspect ratio elliptical airfoil with a chord length of 11.8 inches and a span of 31.5 inches was inserted into the West Virginia University Closed Loop Wind Tunnel and was tested at varying wind speeds (80, 100, and 120 feet per second), angle of attack (zero to sixteen degrees), and blowing coefficients, ranging from 0.0006 to 0.0127 depending on plenum pressure. By comparing the non-circulation controlled wing with the active circulation control data, a trend was found as to the influence of circulation control on the stall characteristics of the wing for trailing edge active control. For this specific case, when the circulation control is in use on the 10:1 elliptical airfoil, the stall angle decreased, from eight degrees to six degrees, while providing a 70% increase in lift coefficient. It should be noted that due to the trailing edge location of the circulation control exit jet, a “virtual” camber is created with the free stream air adding length to the overall airfoil. Due to this phenomena, the actual stall angle measured increased from eight degrees on the un-augmented airfoil, to a maximum of twelve degrees.


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