Numerical investigations of vortex formation on a generic multiple-swept-wing configuration

For an improvement of the flight stability characteristics of high-agility aircraft, the comprehension of the vortex development, behavior and break down is important. Therefore, numerical investigations on low aspect ratio, multiple-swept-wing configurations are performed in this study to analyze the influence of the numerical method on the vortex formation. The discussed configurations are based on a triple- and double-delta wing planform. Unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (URANS) simulations and delayed detached eddy simulations (DDES) are performed for both configurations. The simulations are executed at Re $$= 3.0\times 10^6$$ = 3.0 × 10 6 , symmetric freestream conditions, and an angle of attack of $$\alpha = 16^\circ$$ α = 16 ∘ , for consistency with reference wind tunnel data. For the triple-delta-wing configuration, the results of the DDES show a satisfying accordance to the experiments compared to URANS, especially for the flow field and the pitching moment coefficient. For the double-delta-wing configuration, the URANS simulation provides reliable results with low deviation of the aerodynamic coefficients and high precision for the flow field development with respect to the experimental data.

Investigation on lift characteristics of a double-delta wing pitching in various reduced frequencies

The unsteady lift characteristics of a double-delta wing were studied using both experimental and numerical approaches, which were also compared with a single-delta wing with the same main wing sweep angle. It was found that by increasing the reduced frequency of pitching, the hysteresis effect of lift was magnified. Moreover, in the high reduced frequency case k = 0.48, the difference between the lift coefficients of single- and double-delta wings became rather subtle. The wing surface pressure distribution results indicated the flow phenomenon of dramatic lift losses was due to the effect of lower surface suction during the wing being pitched downstroke. It was observed that, as the reduced frequency became sufficiently high, the virtual camber effect induced by pitching could dominate the flow field, which would mitigate the impact of wing geometry on the lift characteristics.

Theoretical and Experimental of Evaluation of Flow Field Over a Double Delta Wing at Supersonic Speeds

Numerical and experimental investigations of flay over double delta wing at supersonic speed are investigated . For numerical simulations , the body geometry is generated using SolidWorks software , mesh is created using Gambit and solution is obtained using Fluent sofivvare . For the experimental studies , stainless steel model is fabricated and tested in the supersonic Mind tunnel at Mach 2.5 at 0 and 5 angle of attack . The results are presented in the present paper