Computational Optimization of Flexible Wing Aerodynamic Performance in Hover

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Ren ◽  
Haibo Dong
Keyword(s):  
Aerodynamic Performance ◽  
Flexible Wing ◽  
Computational Optimization

Aerodynamic performance of bumblebee with flexible wing hinges

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017.29 (0) ◽  
pp. 2F21
Author(s):  
Kohei UEYAMA ◽  
Dmitry KOLOMENSKIY ◽  
Toshiyuki NAKATA ◽  
Hao LIU ◽  
Sridhar RAVI
Keyword(s):  
Aerodynamic Performance ◽  
Flexible Wing

Computational Fluid-Structure Dynamics Coupling Research of Flexible Wing

2011 ◽  
Vol 354-355 ◽  
pp. 655-658
Author(s):  
Wen Qing Yang ◽  
Bi Feng Song ◽  
Wen Ping Song ◽  
Zhan Ke Li ◽  
Ya Feng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Aerodynamic Performance ◽  
Coupling Method ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Flexible Wing ◽  
Rans Equations ◽  
Structure Dynamics ◽  
Computational Structure ◽  
Rigid Wing

This paper presents a computational fluid-structure dynamics coupling method of flexible wing. The computational fluid dynamics is solving RANS equations. The stiffness used in computational structure dynamics is tested by experiments. Then the aerodynamic performance of flexible wing is researched and compared with rigid wing. The results show that the lift and thrust generated by flexible wing are less than the rigid wing. Flexible wing can slower the variety of aerodynamic performance when the flight environment is changing. And flexible wing has bigger stalling angle.

scholarly journals Aerodynamic Performance of the Three-Dimensional Lumped Flexibility Bionic Hovering Wing

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhu Jianyang ◽  
Jiang Lin ◽  
Hou Yu
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Aerodynamic Characteristics ◽  
Aerodynamic Performance ◽  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Iterative Coupling ◽  
Insect Wing ◽  
Flexible Wing ◽  
At Resonance ◽  
Systematic Synthesis

Understanding the effect of flexibility on the aerodynamic characteristics of the wing is one of the most important considerations for successfully designing a flapping wing micro aero vehicle (FMAV). This paper aims at providing a systematic synthesis on the flexibility effects on the hovering performance of the bionic wing based on the numerical analysis approach. We construct a novel three-dimensional bionic wing, which has lumped flexibility at the root, and develop an iterative coupling program to simulate the interaction between the flexible wing and fluid. The effects of flexibility on the hovering performance of the three-dimensional flapping wing are investigated, and the results indicate that the best performance of the wing is achieved when the wing flaps at resonance and has the density close to the natural insect wing. The feasibility of using lumped flexibility wings driven by a simple harmonic flapping for designing efficient FMAV is also concluded in this study.

The aerodynamic performance of flexible wing in plunge

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 2687-2695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianyang Zhu ◽  
Chaoying Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Aerodynamic Performance ◽  
Flexible Wing

On the roles of chord-wise flexibility in a flapping wing with hovering kinematics

2010 ◽  
Vol 659 ◽  
pp. 94-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
JEFF D. ELDREDGE ◽  
JONATHAN TOOMEY ◽  
ALBERT MEDINA
Keyword(s):  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Relative Sensitivity ◽  
Aerodynamic Performance ◽  
Flexible Wings ◽  
Leading Edge Vortex ◽  
Flexible Wing ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Edge Vortex ◽  
Rigid Wing

The aerodynamic performance of a flapping two-dimensional wing section with simplified chord-wise flexibility is studied computationally. Bending stiffness is modelled by a torsion spring connecting two or three rigid components. The leading portion of the wing is prescribed with kinematics that are characteristic of biological hovering, and the aft portion responds passively. Coupled simulations of the Navier–Stokes equations and the wing dynamics are conducted for a wide variety of spring stiffnesses and kinematic parameters. Performance is assessed by comparison of the mean lift, power consumption and lift per unit power, with those from an equivalent rigid wing, and two cases are explored in greater detail through force histories and vorticity snapshots. From the parametric survey, four notable mechanisms are identified through which flexible wings behave differently from rigid counterparts. Rigid wings consistently require more power than their flexible counterparts to generate the same kinematics, as passive deflection leads to smaller drag and torque penalties. Aerodynamic performance is degraded in very flexible wings undergoing large heaving excursions, caused by a premature detachment of the leading-edge vortex. However, a mildly flexible wing has consistently good performance over a wide range of phase differences between pitching and heaving – in contrast to the relative sensitivity of a rigid wing to this parameter – due to better accommodation of the shed leading-edge vortex into the wake during the return stroke, and less tendency to interact with previously shed trailing-edge vortices. Furthermore, a flexible wing permits lift generation even when the leading portion remains nearly vertical, as the wing passively deflects to create an effectively smaller angle of attack, similar to the passive pitching mechanism recently identified for rigid wings. It is found that an effective pitch angle can be defined that accounts for wing deflection to align the results with those of the equivalent rigid wing.

Effects of stator splitter blades on aerodynamic performance of a single-stage transonic axial compressor

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 7369-7378
Author(s):  
Ky-Quang Pham ◽  
Xuan-Truong Le ◽  
Cong-Truong Dinh
Keyword(s):  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Axial Compressor ◽  
Aerodynamic Performance ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Single Stage ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Operating Stability ◽  
Length Coverage

Splitter blades located between stator blades in a single-stage axial compressor were proposed and investigated in this work to find their effects on aerodynamic performance and operating stability. Aerodynamic performance of the compressor was evaluated using three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations using the k-e turbulence model with a scalable wall function. The numerical results for the typical performance parameters without stator splitter blades were validated in comparison with experimental data. The numerical results of a parametric study using four geometric parameters (chord length, coverage angle, height and position) of the stator splitter blades showed that the operational stability of the single-stage axial compressor enhances remarkably using the stator splitter blades. The splitters were effective in suppressing flow separation in the stator domain of the compressor at near-stall condition which affects considerably the aerodynamic performance of the compressor.

Numerical Study of the Roughness Influence on NACA 63-430 Profile Aerodynamic Performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 231
Author(s):  
Abdekarim Tebbal ◽  
Fethi Saidi ◽  
Boualem Noureddine ◽  
Bachir Imine ◽  
Benameur Hamoudi
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Study ◽  
Aerodynamic Performance
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