Induced Drag Reduction Using Aeroelastic Tailoring with Adaptive Control Surfaces

2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terrence A. Weisshaar ◽  
David K. Duke
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Control ◽  
Drag Reduction ◽  
Aeroelastic Tailoring ◽  
Induced Drag ◽  
Control Surfaces

scholarly journals Fibre-induced drag reduction

2008 ◽  
Vol 602 ◽  
pp. 209-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. J. GILLISSEN ◽  
B. J. BOERSMA ◽  
P. H. MORTENSEN ◽  
H. I. ANDERSSON
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Drag Reduction ◽  
Elastic Layer ◽  
Turbulent Drag Reduction ◽  
Rigid Polymer ◽  
Fibre Concentration ◽  
Induced Drag ◽  
Turbulent Drag

We use direct numerical simulation to study turbulent drag reduction by rigid polymer additives, referred to as fibres. The simulations agree with experimental data from the literature in terms of friction factor dependence on Reynolds number and fibre concentration. An expression for drag reduction is derived by adopting the concept of the elastic layer.

Integrated wing design with adaptive control surfaces

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Henderson ◽  
Terrence Weisshaar ◽  
Brian Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Control ◽  
Wing Design ◽  
Control Surfaces

scholarly journals Drag reduction of a bluff body using adaptive control methods

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 085107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-François Beaudoin ◽  
Olivier Cadot ◽  
Jean-Luc Aider ◽  
José-Eduardo Wesfreid
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Control ◽  
Drag Reduction ◽  
Bluff Body ◽  
Control Methods

Induced Drag Reduction with the WINGGRID Device

2001 ◽  
pp. 304-311
Author(s):  
Ulrich ◽  
Lucas Roche ◽  
La Roche Consulting
Keyword(s):  
Drag Reduction ◽  
Induced Drag

scholarly journals Variable cant angle winglets for improvement of aircraft flight performance

Meccanica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (10) ◽  
pp. 1917-1947
Author(s):  
J. E. Guerrero ◽  
M. Sanguineti ◽  
K. Wittkowski
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Drag Reduction ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Aerodynamic Performance ◽  
Flight Performance ◽  
Sweep Angle ◽  
Aircraft Flight ◽  
Induced Drag ◽  
Aircraft Performance

Abstract Traditional winglets are designed as fixed devices attached at the tips of the wings. The primary purpose of the winglets is to reduce the lift-induced drag, therefore improving aircraft performance and fuel efficiency. However, because winglets are fixed surfaces, they cannot be used to control lift-induced drag reductions or to obtain the largest lift-induced drag reductions at different flight conditions (take-off, climb, cruise, loitering, descent, approach, landing, and so on). In this work, we propose the use of variable cant angle winglets which could potentially allow aircraft to get the best all-around performance (in terms of lift-induced drag reduction), at different flight phases. By using computational fluid dynamics, we study the influence of the winglet cant angle and sweep angle on the performance of a benchmark wing at Mach numbers of 0.3 and 0.8395. The results obtained demonstrate that by adjusting the cant angle, the aerodynamic performance can be improved at different flight conditions.

On the link between experimentally‐measured turbulence quantities and polymer‐induced drag reduction in pipe flows

AIChE Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Voulgaropoulos ◽  
Ivan Zadrazil ◽  
Niccolò Le Brun ◽  
Alexander Bismarck ◽  
Christos N. Markides
Keyword(s):  
Drag Reduction ◽  
Pipe Flows ◽  
Induced Drag

Optimal Scheduling of Control Surfaces Flexible Wings to Reduce Induced Drag

2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1655-1661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond M. Kolonay ◽  
Franklin E. Eastep
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Scheduling ◽  
Flexible Wings ◽  
Induced Drag ◽  
Control Surfaces

A FENE-P k–ε turbulence model for low and intermediate regimes of polymer-induced drag reduction

2011 ◽  
Vol 166 (12-13) ◽  
pp. 639-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.R. Resende ◽  
K. Kim ◽  
B.A. Younis ◽  
R. Sureshkumar ◽  
F.T. Pinho
Keyword(s):  
Drag Reduction ◽  
Turbulence Model ◽  
Induced Drag
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