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Buzica, Andrei, Lisa Debschütz, Florian Knoth, and Christian Breitsamter. "Leading-Edge Roughness Affecting Diamond-Wing Aerodynamic Characteristics." Aerospace 5, no. 3 (September 19, 2018): 98. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/aerospace5030098.
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Diamond wing configurations for low signature vehicles have been studied in recent years. Yet, despite numerous research on highly swept, sharp edged wings, little research on aerodynamics of semi-slender wings with blunt leading-edges exists. This paper reports on the stall characteristics of the AVT-183 diamond wing configuration with variation of leading-edge roughness size and Reynolds number. Wind tunnel testing applying force and surface pressure measurements are conducted and the results presented and analysed. For the investigated Reynolds number range of 2.1 × 10 6 ≤ R e ≤ 2.7 × 10 6 there is no significant influence on the aerodynamic coefficients. However, leading-edge roughness height influences the vortex separation location. Trip dots produced the most downstream located vortex separation onset. Increasing the roughness size shifts the separation onset upstream. Prior to stall, global aerodynamic coefficients are little influenced by leading-edge roughness. In contrast, maximum lift and maximum angle of attack is reduced with increasing disturbance height. Surface pressure fluctuations show dominant broadband frequency peaks, distinctive for moderate sweep vortex breakdown. The experimental work presented here provides insights into the aerodynamic characteristics of diamond wings in a wide parameter space including a relevant angle of attack range up to post-stall.
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Zhao, Hong Yan, Peng Fei Zhang, and Yun Ma. "The Influence of the Flight Aerodynamic for Interactions of Wings and Body of the Honeybee." Applied Mechanics and Materials 670-671 (October 2014): 700–704. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.670-671.700.
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The flight mechanism of flapping-wing was studied by using the translation-rotation model. We established the flapping-coordinate of the wing, gave the equation of the motion, and simplified the flapping-wing model. The aerodynamic and vortices were simulated by the CFD software of Fluent. The leading-edge vortex generated in the translation phase, and delayed stall mechanism had an important effect on the high lift. In the rotation phase, lift peaks appear due to the wing rapidly rotating and rotational circulation mechanism. The aerodynamics were obtained in different amplitudes, frequencies, angles of attack, the locations of rotating axis and timings of rotation. The influence of these parameters on average lift coefficient is obvious, while it can be ignored to average drag coefficient. Keywords: wing, aerodynamics, vortices, numerical simulation.
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Willmott, Alexander P., Charles P. Ellington, and Adrian L. R. Thomas. "Flow visualization and unsteady aerodynamics in the flight of the hawkmoth, Manduca sexta." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences 352, no. 1351 (March 29, 1997): 303–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1997.0022.
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The aerodynamic mechanisms employed durng the flight of the hawkmoth, Manduca sexta , have been investigated through smoke visualization studies with tethered moths. Details of the flow around the wings and of the overall wake structure were recorded as stereophotographs and high–speed video sequences. The changes in flow which accompanied increases in flight speed from 0.4 to 5.7 m s −1 were analysed. The wake consists of an alternating series of horizontal and vertical vortex rings which are generated by successive down– and upstrokes, respectively. The downstroke produces significantly more lift than the upstroke due to a leading–edge vortex which is stabilized by a radia flow moving out towards the wingtip. The leading–edge vortex grew in size with increasing forward flight velocity. Such a phenomenon is proposed as a likely mechanism for lift enhancement in many insect groups. During supination, vorticity is shed from the leading edge as postulated in the ‘flex’ mechanism. This vorticity would enhance upstroke lift if it was recaptured diring subsequent translation, but it is not. Instead, the vorticity is left behind and the upstroke circulation builds up slowly. A small jet provides additional thrust as the trailing edges approach at the end of the upstroke. The stereophotographs also suggest that the bound circulation may not be reversed between half strokes at the fastest flight speeds.
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Viswanath, P. R., and S. R. Patil. "Aerodynamic characteristics of delta wing–body combinations at high angles of attack." Aeronautical Journal 98, no. 975 (May 1994): 159–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001924000049848.
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AbstractAn experimental study investigating the aerodynamic characteristics of generic delta wing-body combinations up to high angles of attack was carried out at a subsonic Mach number. Three delta wings having sharp leading edges and sweep angles of 50°, 60° and 70° were tested with two forebody configurations providing a variation of the nose fineness ratio. Measurements made included six-component forces and moments, limited static pressures on the wing lee-side and surface flow visualisation studies. The results showed symmetric flow features up to an incidence of about 25°, beyond which significant asymmetry was evident due to wing vortex breakdown, forebody vortex asymmetry or both. At higher incidence, varying degrees of forebody-wing vortex interaction effects were seen in the mean loads, which depended on the wing sweep and the nose fineness ratio. The vortex breakdown on these wings was found to be a gradual process, as implied by the wing pressures and the mean aerodynamic loads. Effects of forebody vortex asymmetry on the wing-body aerodynamics have also been assessed. Comparison of Datcom estimates with experimental data of longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics on all three wing-body combinations indicated good agreement in the symmetric flow regime.
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Saputra, Do Young Byun, Yung Hwan Byun, and Hoon Cheol Park. "Experimental and Numerical Study on Flapping Wing Kinematics and Aerodynamics of Coleoptera." Key Engineering Materials 326-328 (December 2006): 175–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.326-328.175.
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In this study we have experimentally and numerically analyzed the flapping mechanism and wing kinematics of coleoptera (Propylea japonica Thunberg). Using digital high speed camera, we captured the continuous wing kinematics and visualized the flight motion of the free-flying coleoptera. The experimental visualization shows that the elytra flapped concurrently with the main wing both in the downstroke and upstroke motions. In order to define the wing kinematics of coleoptera, the displacement of a wing cross section (50% span-wise) was measured for each sequence of the wing motion. Using these data, the flight motion of coleoptera was numerically simulated to investigate the aerodynamic performance. The computational aerodynamic simulation shows that leading edge vortex shedding plays a key role in generating lift to keep the insect aloft.
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Liu, H., C. P. Ellington, K. Kawachi, C. van den Berg, and A. P. Willmott. "A computational fluid dynamic study of hawkmoth hovering." Journal of Experimental Biology 201, no. 4 (February 15, 1998): 461–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.201.4.461.
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A computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modelling approach is used to study the unsteady aerodynamics of the flapping wing of a hovering hawkmoth. We use the geometry of a Manduca sexta-based robotic wing to define the shape of a three-dimensional 'virtual' wing model and 'hover' this wing, mimicking accurately the three-dimensional movements of the wing of a hovering hawkmoth. Our CFD analysis has established an overall understanding of the viscous and unsteady flow around the flapping wing and of the time course of instantaneous force production, which reveals that hovering flight is dominated by the unsteady aerodynamics of both the instantaneous dynamics and also the past history of the wing. <P> A coherent leading-edge vortex with axial flow was detected during translational motions of both the up- and downstrokes. The attached leading-edge vortex causes a negative pressure region and, hence, is responsible for enhancing lift production. The axial flow, which is derived from the spanwise pressure gradient, stabilises the vortex and gives it a characteristic spiral conical shape. <P> The leading-edge vortex created during previous translational motion remains attached during the rotational motions of pronation and supination. This vortex, however, is substantially deformed due to coupling between the translational and rotational motions, develops into a complex structure, and is eventually shed before the subsequent translational motion. <P> Estimation of the forces during one complete flapping cycle shows that lift is produced mainly during the downstroke and the latter half of the upstroke, with little force generated during pronation and supination. The stroke plane angle that satisfies the horizontal force balance of hovering is 23.6 degrees , which shows excellent agreement with observed angles of approximately 20-25 degrees . The time-averaged vertical force is 40 % greater than that needed to support the weight of the hawkmoth.
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Lamar, J. "A career in vortices and edge forces." Aeronautical Journal 116, no. 1176 (February 2012): 101–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001924000006667.
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Abstract This lecture recognises the background and distinguished work of Frederick William Lanchester, and notes that my background has a few similarities with his. These include a shared interest in wings, lift and vortices. My career at the NASA Langley Research Center spans the time-frame from America’s Super Sonic Transport through 2009. An early emphasis involved wind-tunnel testing of research aircraft models and the development of computer codes for subsonic aerodynamics of wing planforms. These attached-flow codes were applied to various configurations, including those with variable-sweep, dihedral, and more than one planform in both the analysis- and design-modes. These codes were used to provide a connection between leading-edge-forces and the associated additional lift on delta-wings with shed-vortex systems through the leading-edge suction analogy of Edward C. Polhamus. Subsequently, I extended the suction analogy to configurations with side-edges to predict the vortical-flow aerodynamics on complex configurations, including wing-strake combinations. These analysis codes could also be used in a design-by-analysis mode for configurations with leading-edge shed vortices. Later, I was involved in vortical-flow flight research with the F-106B and the F-16XL aircraft at cruise and maneuver conditions. Associated CFD predictions, generated by me and other members of the RTO/AVT-113 task group, have increased our understanding of the flight flow-physics measured on the F-16XL aircraft.
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Ellington, C. P. "The novel aerodynamics of insect flight: applications to micro-air vehicles." Journal of Experimental Biology 202, no. 23 (December 1, 1999): 3439–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.202.23.3439.
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The wing motion in free flight has been described for insects ranging from 1 to 100 mm in wingspan. To support the body weight, the wings typically produce 2–3 times more lift than can be accounted for by conventional aerodynamics. Some insects use the fling mechanism: the wings are clapped together and then flung open before the start of the downstroke, creating a lift-enhancing vortex around each wing. Most insects, however, rely on a leading-edge vortex (LEV) created by dynamic stall during flapping; a strong spanwise flow is also generated by the pressure gradients on the flapping wing, causing the LEV to spiral out to the wingtip. Technical applications of the fling are limited by the mechanical damage that accompanies repeated clapping of the wings, but the spiral LEV can be used to augment the lift production of propellers, rotors and micro-air vehicles (MAVs). Design characteristics of insect-based flying machines are presented, along with estimates of the mass supported, the mechanical power requirement and maximum flight speeds over a wide range of sizes and frequencies. To support a given mass, larger machines need less power, but smaller ones operating at higher frequencies will reach faster speeds.
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Thielicke, William, and Eize J. Stamhuis. "The influence of wing morphology on the three-dimensional flow patterns of a flapping wing at bird scale." Journal of Fluid Mechanics 768 (March 4, 2015): 240–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2015.71.
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The effect of airfoil design parameters, such as airfoil thickness and camber, are well understood in steady-state aerodynamics. But this knowledge cannot be readily applied to the flapping flight in insects and birds: flow visualizations and computational analyses of flapping flight have identified that in many cases, a leading-edge vortex (LEV) contributes substantially to the generation of aerodynamic force. In flapping flight, very high angles of attack and partly separated flow are common features. Therefore, it is expected that airfoil design parameters affect flapping wing aerodynamics differently. Existing studies have focused on force measurements, which do not provide sufficient insight into the dominant flow features. To analyse the influence of wing morphology in slow-speed bird flight, the time-resolved three-dimensional flow field around different flapping wing models in translational motion at a Reynolds number of $22\,000<\mathit{Re}<26\,000$ was studied. The effect of several Strouhal numbers ($0.2<\mathit{St}<0.4$), camber and thickness on the flow morphology and on the circulation was analysed. A strong LEV was found on all wing types at high $\mathit{St}$. The vortex is stronger on thin wings and enhances the total circulation. Airfoil camber decreases the strength of the LEV, but increases the total bound circulation at the same time, due to an increase of the ‘conventional’ bound circulation at the inner half of the wing. The results provide new insights into the influence of airfoil shape on the LEV and force generation at low $\mathit{Re}$. They contribute to a better understanding of the geometry of vertebrate wings, which seem to be optimized to benefit from LEVs in slow-speed flight.
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Han, Jong-Seob, Jo Won Chang, and Jae-Hung Han. "The advance ratio effect on the lift augmentations of an insect-like flapping wing in forward flight." Journal of Fluid Mechanics 808 (November 3, 2016): 485–510. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2016.629.
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Time-varying force/moment measurements and digital particle image velocimetry (DPIV) were conducted to reveal the influence of an advance ratio $J$ on an insect-like flapping wing. A scaled-up robotic model and a servo-driven towing tank were employed to investigate nine individual $J$ cases – $J=0$ (hovering), 0.0625, 0.1250, 0.1875, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.0 and $\infty$ (gliding motion) – at a high Reynolds number ($Re\sim 10^{4}$). At $J\leqslant 0.25$, the aerodynamic forces slightly increased from those in hover ($J=0$). The centres of pressure in these cases were concentrated in the outboard section, and the leading-edge vortices (LEVs) grew more conically than those in hover. Spanwise cross-sectional DPIV indicated that the wings generated more balanced downwashes, which effectively supported the slight lift increments in this range. At $J>0.25$, a drastic force drop appeared as $J$ increased. The DPIV results in the $J=0.5$ case clearly showed a strong trailing-edge vortex on the outboard trailing edges encroaching into the upper surface, which had been occupied by the LEV for lower $J$. The LEV vorticity was noticeably weakened, and coherent substructures with substantial turbulence accompanied this vorticity. In the $J=1.0$ case, such encroachment was extended to 50 % of the section, and the LEV outboard became significantly irregular. The near-wake structures also showed that the $J=1.0$ case had the narrowest downwash area, with unstable root and tip vortices, which reflected considerable attenuation in the lift enhancements. It was of note that all of these vortical behaviours were clearly distinguishable from aspect ratio ($AR$) effects. The $J$ even played a similar role to that of the $AR$ in the Navier–Stokes equation. These findings clearly indicated that the $J$ could be an independent quantity governing the overall vortical system and lift enhancing mechanism on a flapping wing of a flapping-wing micro air vehicle.
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Kawazoe, Hiromitsu, and Susumu Kato. "Effects of Leading Edge Separation Vortex of Flexible Structure Delta Wing on Its Aerodynamic Characteristics(Wing and Airfoil)." Proceedings of the International Conference on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows (ICJWSF) 2005 (2005): 583–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1299/jsmeicjwsf.2005.583.
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Buzica, Andrei, and Christian Breitsamter. "Pulsed Blowing Interacting with a Leading-Edge Vortex." Aerospace 7, no. 1 (January 10, 2020): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/aerospace7010004.
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Manipulation of vortex instabilities for aerodynamic performance increase is of great interest in numerous aeronautical applications. With increasing angle of attack, the leading-edge vortex of a semi-slender delta wing becomes unsteady and eventually collapses, endangering the flight stability. Hence, active flow control by pulsed blowing stabilizes the vortex system, enlarging the flight envelope for such wing configurations. The most beneficial outcome is the reattachment of the separated shear layer during post-stall, contributing to a lift increase of more than 50%. In contrast to high power consuming brute-force actuation, manipulating the flow instabilities offers a more efficient alternative for mean flow field control, which has direct repercussions on the aerodynamic characteristics. However, the flow mechanisms involving jet–vortex and vortex–vortex interactions and the disturbance convection through the flow field are little understood. This paper reports on the unsteady flow field above a generic half delta wing model with a 65 ° sweep angle and its response to periodic blowing. Numerical and experimental results are presented and discussed in a synergistic manner.
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McCune, J. E., and T. S. Tavares. "Perspective: Unsteady Wing Theory—The Ka´rma´n/Sears Legacy." Journal of Fluids Engineering 115, no. 4 (December 1, 1993): 548–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2910179.
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The aerodynamic analysis of wings and their vortex wakes is discussed from a perspective of its relation to the 1938 work of Ka´rma´n and Sears. The key concepts from this early paper on the analysis of airfoils in small amplitude unsteady motion are reviewed. These concepts are then used as a point of departure for developing techniques for calculating and interpreting the aerodynamic characteristics of both airfoils in large amplitude motion with deforming vortex wakes, and maneuvering low-aspect-ratio wings with leading-edge separation. Calculated examples are presented for this extended set of applications, and are compared to related analyses and experiments.
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Bensebaa, T., T. Jardin, S. Prothin, and N. Doue. "Rotor performance enhancement through blade surging." International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles 11 (January 2019): 175682931984427. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1756829319844275.
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This short paper introduces a new concept of rotor where the blades undergo a periodic surging motion in the rotor disk plane. It is shown that the unsteady actuation induces aerodynamic phenomenon that can enhance both rotor thrust and efficiency, depending on the amplitude and frequency of actuation. In particular, the increase in aerodynamic performance is found to correlate with the development of a large scale leading edge vortex. Accordingly, the optimal frequency is found to correlate with the formation time of this vortex.
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Xu, Min, and Mingjun Wei. "Using adjoint-based optimization to study kinematics and deformation of flapping wings." Journal of Fluid Mechanics 799 (June 21, 2016): 56–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2016.351.
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The study of flapping-wing aerodynamics faces a large control space with different wing kinematics and deformation. The adjoint-based approach, by solving an inverse problem to obtain simultaneously the sensitivity with respect to all control parameters, has a computational cost independent of the number of control parameters and becomes an efficient tool for the study of problems with a large control space. However, the adjoint equation is typically formulated in a fixed fluid domain. In a continuous formulation, a moving boundary or morphing domain results in inconsistency in the definition of an arbitrary perturbation at the boundary, which leads to ambiguousness and difficulty in the adjoint formulation if control parameters are related to boundary changes (e.g. the control of wing kinematics and dynamic deformation). The unsteady mapping function, as a traditional way to deal with moving boundaries, can in principle be a remedy for this situation. However, the derivation is often too complex to be feasible, even for simple problems. Part of the complexity comes from the unnecessary mapping of the interior mesh, while only mapping of the boundary is needed here. Non-cylindrical calculus, on the other hand, provides a boundary mapping and considers the rest of domain as an arbitrary extension from the boundary. Using non-cylindrical calculus to handle moving boundaries makes the derivation of the adjoint formulation much easier and also provides a simpler final formulation. The new adjoint-based optimization approach is validated for accuracy and efficiency by a well-defined case where a rigid plate plunges normally to an incoming flow. Then, the approach is applied for the optimization of drag reduction and propulsive efficiency of first a rigid plate and then a flexible plate which both flap with plunging and pitching motions against an incoming flow. For the rigid plate, the phase delay between pitching and plunging is the control and considered as both a constant (i.e. a single parameter) and a time-varying function (i.e. multiple parameters). The comparison between its arbitrary initial status and the two optimal solutions (with a single parameter or multiple parameters) reveals the mechanism and control strategy to reach the maximum thrust performance or propulsive efficiency. Essentially, the control is trying to benefit from both lift-induced thrust and viscous drag (by reducing it), and the viscous drag plays a dominant role in the optimization of efficiency. For the flexible plate, the control includes the amplitude and phase delay of the pitching motion and the leading eigenmodes to characterize the deformation. It is clear that flexibility brings about substantial improvement in both thrust performance and propulsive efficiency. Finally, the adjoint-based approach is extended to a three-dimensional study of a rectangular plate in hovering motion for lift performance. Both rigid and flexible cases are considered. The adjoint-based algorithm finds an optimal hovering motion with advanced rotation which has a large leading-edge vortex and strong downwash for lift benefit, and the introduction of flexibility enhances the wake capturing mechanism and generates a stronger downwash to push the lift coefficient higher.
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Muir, Rowan Eveline, Abel Arredondo-Galeana, and Ignazio Maria Viola. "The leading-edge vortex of swift wing-shaped delta wings." Royal Society Open Science 4, no. 8 (August 2017): 170077. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.170077.
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Recent investigations on the aerodynamics of natural fliers have illuminated the significance of the leading-edge vortex (LEV) for lift generation in a variety of flight conditions. A well-documented example of an LEV is that generated by aircraft with highly swept, delta-shaped wings. While the wing aerodynamics of a manoeuvring aircraft, a bird gliding and a bird in flapping flight vary significantly, it is believed that this existing knowledge can serve to add understanding to the complex aerodynamics of natural fliers. In this investigation, a model non-slender delta-shaped wing with a sharp leading edge is tested at low Reynolds number, along with a delta wing of the same design, but with a modified trailing edge inspired by the wing of a common swift Apus apus . The effect of the tapering swift wing on LEV development and stability is compared with the flow structure over the unmodified delta wing model through particle image velocimetry. For the first time, a leading-edge vortex system consisting of a dual or triple LEV is recorded on a swift wing-shaped delta wing, where such a system is found across all tested conditions. It is shown that the spanwise location of LEV breakdown is governed by the local chord rather than Reynolds number or angle of attack. These findings suggest that the trailing-edge geometry of the swift wing alone does not prevent the common swift from generating an LEV system comparable with that of a delta-shaped wing.
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Han, S., and R. J. Goldstein. "Influence of Blade Leading Edge Geometry on Turbine Endwall Heat (Mass) Transfer." Journal of Turbomachinery 128, no. 4 (February 1, 2005): 798–813. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2221326.
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The secondary flows, including passage and other vortices in a turbine cascade, cause significant aerodynamic losses and thermal gradients. Leading edge modification of the blade has drawn considerable attention as it has been shown to reduce the secondary flows. However, the heat transfer performance of a leading edge modified blade has not been investigated thoroughly. Since a fillet at the leading edge blade is reported to reduce the aerodynamic loss significantly, the naphthalene sublimation technique with a fillet geometry is used to study local heat (mass) transfer performance in a simulated turbine cascade. The present paper compares Sherwood number distributions on an endwall with a simple blade and a similar blade having a modified leading edge by adding a fillet. With the modified blades, a horseshoe vortex is not observed and the passage vortex is delayed or not observed for different turbulence intensities. However, near the blade trailing edge the passage vortex has gained as much strength as with the simple blade for low turbulence intensity. Near the leading edge on the pressure and the suction surface, higher mass transfer regions are observed with the fillets. Apparently the corner vortices are intensified with the leading edge modified blade.
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Boyle, M. T., M. Simonds, and K. Poon. "A Comparison of Secondary Flow in a Vane Cascade and a Curved Duct." Journal of Turbomachinery 111, no. 4 (October 1, 1989): 530–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.3262304.
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This paper describes an experiment performed to measure the aerodynamic characteristics of the three-dimensional flow through a linear cascade of turbine vanes. The three-dimensional cascade flow is compared to the three-dimensional flow through a duct with a shape similar to the cascade passage shape. The measurements provide a description of the cascade flow and of the duct flow. By comparing the viscous flows for these two geometries, the usefulness of the duct shape for simulating cascade aerodynamics is evaluated. Except in the leading edge region, the qualities of the two flows are very similar. However the secondary flow is stronger in the duct passage than in the vane cascade passage. The effect on the cascade passage flow of the horseshoe vortex generated around the leading edge of each vane is shown to be limited to the region near the leading edge/endwall junction.
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Yang, Wen Qing, Bi Feng Song, Wen Ping Song, Zhan Ke Li, and Ya Feng Zhang. "Aerodynamic Mechanism Research of Flapping Flight." Advanced Materials Research 354-355 (October 2011): 674–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.354-355.674.
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Lift makes a vehicle in air and thrust makes advancing. The lift of flapping wing air vehicle is composed of two main parts, flapping lift and advancing lift. The advancing lift of flapping-wing is similar as of fixed-wing, generated mainly by relative velocity and angle of attack. The flapping lift is owned only by flapping wing. The flapping lift is generated by asymmetry flapping motion manner of wings, asymmetry airfoil, and asymmetry folding in flapping cycle, accordingly leading-edge vortex and wake capture effect. The thrust is completely generated by flapping wing and the magnitude of thrust is mainly controlled by flapping frequency and flapping manner. The flapping motion is a thrust generator and lift enhancing manner. Flapping wing air vehicle will be one of the star members of man-made air vehicles.
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van den Berg, Coen, and Charles P. Ellington. "The three–dimensional leading–edge vortex of a ‘hovering’ model hawkmoth." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences 352, no. 1351 (March 29, 1997): 329–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1997.0024.
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Recent flow visualisation experiments with the hawkmoth, Manduca sexta , revealed small but clear leading–edge vortex and a pronounced three–dimensional flow. Details of this flow pattern were studied with a scaled–up, robotic insect (‘the flapper’) that accurately mimicked the wing movements of a hovering hawkmoth. Smoke released from the leading edge of the flapper wing confirmed the existence of a small, strong and stable leading–edge vortex, increasing in size from wingbase to wingtip. Between 25 and 75 % of the wing length, its diameter increased approximately from 10 to 50 % of the wing chord. The leading–edge vortex had a strong axial flow veolocity, which stabilized it and reduced its diamater. The vortex separated from the wing at approximately 75 % of the wing length and thus fed vorticity into a large, tangled tip vortex. If the circulation of the leading–edge vortex were fully used for lift generation, it could support up to two–thirds of the hawkmoth's weight during the downstroke. The growth of this circulation with time and spanwise position clearly identify dynamic stall as the unsteady aerodynamic mechanism responsible for high lift production by hovering hawkmoths and possibly also by many other insect species.
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Onoue, Kyohei, and Kenneth S. Breuer. "Vortex formation and shedding from a cyber-physical pitching plate." Journal of Fluid Mechanics 793 (March 14, 2016): 229–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2016.134.
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We report on the dynamics of the formation and growth of the leading-edge vortex and the corresponding unsteady aerodynamic torque induced by large-scale flow-induced oscillations of an elastically mounted flat plate. All experiments are performed using a high-bandwidth cyber-physical system, which enables the user to access a wide range of structural dynamics using a feedback control system. A series of two-dimensional particle image velocimetry measurements are carried out to characterize the behaviour of the separated flow structures and its relation to the plate kinematics and unsteady aerodynamic torque generation. By modulating the structural properties of the cyber-physical system, we systematically analyse the formation, strength and separation of the leading-edge vortex, and the dependence on kinematic parameters. We demonstrate that the leading-edge vortex growth and strength scale with the characteristic feeding shear-layer velocity and that a potential flow model using the measured vortex circulation and position can, when coupled with the steady moment of the flat plate, accurately predict the net aerodynamic torque on the plate. Connections to previous results on optimal vortex formation time are also discussed.
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Luckring, J. M. "The discovery and prediction of vortex flow aerodynamics." Aeronautical Journal 123, no. 1264 (June 2019): 729–804. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aer.2019.43.
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AbstractHigh-speed aircraft often develop separation-induced leading-edge vortices and vortex flow aerodynamics. In this paper, the discovery of separation-induced vortex flows and the development of methods to predict these flows for wing aerodynamics are reviewed. Much of the content for this article was presented at the 2017 Lanchester Lecture and the content was selected with a view towards Lanchester’s approach to research and development.
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Dickinson, M. H., and K. G. Gotz. "UNSTEADY AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF MODEL WINGS AT LOW REYNOLDS NUMBERS." Journal of Experimental Biology 174, no. 1 (January 1, 1993): 45–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.174.1.45.
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The synthesis of a comprehensive theory of force production in insect flight is hindered in part by the lack of precise knowledge of unsteady forces produced by wings. Data are especially sparse in the intermediate Reynolds number regime (10<Re<1000) appropriate for the flight of small insects. This paper attempts to fill this deficit by quantifying the time-dependence of aerodynamic forces for a simple yet important motion, rapid acceleration from rest to a constant velocity at a fixed angle of attack. The study couples the measurement of lift and drag on a two-dimensional model with simultaneous flow visualization. The results of these experiments are summarized below. 1. At angles of attack below 13.5°, there was virtually no evidence of a delay in the generation of lift, in contrast to similar studies made at higher Reynolds numbers. 2. At angles of attack above 13.5°, impulsive movement resulted in the production of a leading edge vortex that stayed attached to the wing for the first 2 chord lengths of travel, resulting in an 80 % increase in lift compared to the performance measured 5 chord lengths later. It is argued that this increase is due to the process of detached vortex lift, analogous to the method of force production in delta-wing aircraft. 3. As the initial leading edge vortex is shed from the wing, a second vortex of opposite vorticity develops from the trailing edge of the wing, correlating with a decrease in lift production. This pattern of alternating leading and trailing edge vortices generates a von Karman street, which is stable for at least 7.5 chord lengths of travel. 4. Throughout the first 7.5 chords of travel the model wing exhibits a broad lift plateau at angles of attack up to 54°, which is not significantly altered by the addition of wing camber or surface projections. 5. Taken together, these results indicate how the unsteady process of vortex generation at large angles of attack might contribute to the production of aerodynamic forces in insect flight. Because the fly wing typically moves only 2–4 chord lengths each half-stroke, the complex dynamic behavior of impulsively started wing profiles is more appropriate for models of insect flight than are steady-state approximations.
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Kasim, K. A., P. Segard, S. Mat, S. Mansor, M. N. Dahalan, N. A. R. N. Mohd, and M. N. M. Nasir. "Effects of the Propeller Advance Ratio on Delta Wing UAV Leading Edge Vortex." International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering 16, no. 3 (October 3, 2019): 6958–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.15282/ijame.16.3.2019.10.0522.
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Delta wing is a triangular-shaped platform that can be applied into the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone applications. However, the flow above the delta wing is governed by complex leading-edge vortex structures which result in complicated aerodynamics behaviour. At higher angles of attack, the vortex burst can take place when the swirling flow is unable to sustain the adverse pressure gradient. More studies are needed to understand these vortex phenomena. This paper addresses an experimental study of active flow control called propeller on a generic 55° swept angle sharp-edged delta wing model. In this experiment, a propeller was placed at two different locations. The first location was at the apex of the wing while the second position was at the rear of the wing. The experiments were conducted in a 1.5 × 2.0 m2 closed-loop wind tunnel facility at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. The freestream velocities were set at 20 m/s and 25 m/s. The research consisted of an intensive surface pressure measurement above the wing surface to investigate the effects of rotating propeller towards the leading-edge vortex. The experiments were divided into four configurations. The clean wing configuration was performed without the propeller and followed by pusher-propeller configuration using 10-inch 9-inch propellers. The final configuration was the tractor-propeller with a 10-inch propeller. The results emphasise the influences of the propeller size and its location corresponding to vortex properties above the delta-winged UAV model. The findings had indicated that the vortex peak is increased when the propeller is installed for both pusher and tractor configurations. The results also indicate that the pressure coefficient is increased when the propeller advance ratio increases.
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Hoff, R. I., and G. B. Gratton. "Camera tracking and qualitative airflow assessment of a two-turn erect spin." Aeronautical Journal 116, no. 1179 (May 2012): 541–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001924000007028.
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Abstract Motion and airflow during a two-turn erect spin of an aerobatic light aeroplane have been analysed. An alternative method, based upon camera tracking, has been used to capture the spin motion. A CAD model of the Slingsby Firefly was created using laser scanning. Formation flights with a helicopter have been flown and high-quality video and still imagery obtained. Camera tracking has produced data and unique illustrations of the spinning Slingsby. To further investigate the aerodynamic flow of a spinning aeroplane, full-scale, flow visualisation flights have been flown using wool tufts on wing, fuselage and empennage. Tufts indicate that a large vortex forms on the outside wing. The spanwise motion of this vortex has been studied and related to the spin motion. Furthermore, tufts on the horizontal tail indicate the presence of a leading edge vortex with the flow mainly in a spanwise outwards direction. The effects observed are clearly three dimensional and time dependent. Finally, it is discussed how this new knowledge does not correspond with the spin theories of the past.
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Usherwood, James R., and Charles P. Ellington. "The aerodynamics of revolving wings I. Model hawkmoth wings." Journal of Experimental Biology 205, no. 11 (June 1, 2002): 1547–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.205.11.1547.
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SUMMARYRecent work on flapping hawkmoth models has demonstrated the importance of a spiral `leading-edge vortex' created by dynamic stall, and maintained by some aspect of spanwise flow, for creating the lift required during flight. This study uses propeller models to investigate further the forces acting on model hawkmoth wings in `propeller-like' rotation (`revolution'). Steadily revolving model hawkmoth wings produce high vertical (≈ lift) and horizontal (≈ profile drag) force coefficients because of the presence of a leading-edge vortex. Both horizontal and vertical forces, at relevant angles of attack, are dominated by the pressure difference between the upper and lower surfaces; separation at the leading edge prevents `leading-edge suction'. This allows a simple geometric relationship between vertical and horizontal forces and the geometric angle of attack to be derived for thin, flat wings. Force coefficients are remarkably unaffected by considerable variations in leading-edge detail, twist and camber. Traditional accounts of the adaptive functions of twist and camber are based on conventional attached-flow aerodynamics and are not supported. Attempts to derive conventional profile drag and lift coefficients from `steady' propeller coefficients are relatively successful for angles of incidence up to 50° and, hence, for the angles normally applicable to insect flight.
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Han, Jong-Seob, and Christian Breitsamter. "Leading-Edge Vortex Characteristics of Low-Aspect-Ratio Sweptback Plates at Low Reynolds Number." Applied Sciences 11, no. 6 (March 10, 2021): 2450. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11062450.
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A sweptback angle can directly regulate a leading-edge vortex on various aerodynamic devices as well as on the wings of biological flyers, but the effect of a sweptback angle has not yet been sufficiently investigated. Here, we thoroughly investigated the effect of the sweptback angle on aerodynamic characteristics of low-aspect-ratio flat plates at a Reynolds number of 2.85 × 104. Direct force/moment measurements and surface oil-flow visualizations were conducted in the wind-tunnel B at the Technical University of Munich. It was found that while the maximum lift at an aspect ratio of 2.03 remains unchanged, two other aspect ratios of 3.13 and 4.50 show a gradual increment in the maximum lift with an increasing sweptback angle. The largest leading-edge vortex contribution was found at the aspect ratio of 3.13, resulting in a superior lift production at a sufficient sweptback angle. This is similar to that of a revolving/flapping wing, where an aspect ratio around three shows a superior lift production. In the oil-flow patterns, it was observed that while the leading-edge vortices at aspect ratios of 2.03 and 3.13 fully covered the surfaces, the vortex at an aspect ratio of 4.50 only covered up the surface approximately three times the chord, similar to that of a revolving/flapping wing. Based on the pattern at the aspect ratio of 4.50, a critical length of the leading-edge vortex of a sweptback plate was measured as ~3.1 times the chord.
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Wan, Hui, Haibo Dong, and Kuo Gai. "Computational investigation of cicada aerodynamics in forward flight." Journal of The Royal Society Interface 12, no. 102 (January 2015): 20141116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.1116.
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Free forward flight of cicadas is investigated through high-speed photogrammetry, three-dimensional surface reconstruction and computational fluid dynamics simulations. We report two new vortices generated by the cicada's wide body. One is the thorax-generated vortex, which helps the downwash flow, indicating a new phenomenon of lift enhancement. Another is the cicada posterior body vortex, which entangles with the vortex ring composed of wing tip, trailing edge and wing root vortices. Some other vortex features include: independently developed left- and right-hand side leading edge vortex (LEV), dual-core LEV structure at the mid-wing region and near-wake two-vortex-ring structure. In the cicada forward flight, approximately 79% of the total lift is generated during the downstroke. Cicada wings experience drag in the downstroke, and generate thrust during the upstroke. Energetics study shows that the cicada in free forward flight consumes much more power in the downstroke than in the upstroke, to provide enough lift to support the weight and to overcome drag to move forward.
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Huang, Yuqi, James Venning, Mark C. Thompson, and John Sheridan. "Vortex separation and interaction in the wake of inclined trapezoidal plates." Journal of Fluid Mechanics 771 (April 20, 2015): 341–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2015.160.
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Full three-dimensional numerical simulations are employed to investigate the flows over inclined trapezoidal low-aspect-ratio plates at low Reynolds numbers, aiming to understand the unsteadiness induced by the interaction between the trailing vortical wake structures originating from the swept edges, and those from the leading and trailing edges. The flows past eighteen different plate geometries in three broad sets are simulated to study the influence of aspect ratio, taper angle and angle of attack on the wake vortices and the force coefficients. Both taper ratio and angle of attack of plates with the same area are found to have a broadly predictable influence on the wake stability and asymptotic forces. Smaller taper ratios result in lower maximum lift, while an increase in the angle of attack results in a reduction in the differences in maximum lift. Two distinct modes of periodic unsteady flow with significant differences in frequency are observed. The corresponding vortex-shedding mechanisms are analysed with the aid of $Q$-criterion isosurfaces and streamlines. A low wake frequency is observed at small taper angles when there is relative independence between the von Kármán vortices originating from the leading and trailing edges, and weak swept-edge vortices. The dominant Strouhal number in this state is approximately 0.09. When the taper angle or angle of attack increases, the flows over the swept edges form stronger trailing vortex structures which interact strongly with the leading-edge vortices, combining to produce a regular stream of vortex loops shed into the wake. In this regime, the dominant Strouhal number increases to approximately 0.14–0.18. Higher Reynolds numbers and/or angles of attack result in a loss of centre plane reflection symmetry in the wake. The aerodynamic forces have been quantified as a function of the problem parameters and plate geometry.
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Arifin, Muhamad Ridzuan, A. F. M. Yamin, A. S. Abdullah, M. F. Zakaryia, S. Shuib, and S. Suhaimi. "Evolution of the leading-edge vortex over a flapping wing mechanism." Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences 14, no. 2 (June 23, 2020): 6888–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.15282/jmes.14.2.2020.27.0539.
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Leading-edge vortex governs the aerodynamic force production of flapping wing flyers. The primary factor for lift enhancement is the leading-edge vortex (LEV) that allows for stall delay that is associated with unsteady fluid flow and thus generating extra lift during flapping flight. To access the effects of LEV to the aerodynamic performance of flapping wing, the three-dimensional numerical analysis of flow solver (FLUENT) are fully applied to simulate the flow pattern. The time-averaged aerodynamic performance (i.e., lift and drag) based on the effect of the advance ratio to the unsteadiness of the flapping wing will result in the flow regime of the flapping wing to be divided into two-state, unsteady state (J<1) and quasi-steady-state(J>1). To access the benefits of aerodynamic to the flapping wing, both set of parameters of velocities 2m/s to 8m/s at a high flapping frequency of 3 to 9 Hz corresponding to three angles of attacks of α = 0o to α = 30o. The result shows that as the advance ratio increases the generated lift and generated decreases until advance ratio, J =3 then the generated lift and drag does not change with increasing advance ratio. It is also found that the change of lift and drag with changing angle of attack changes with increasing advance ratio. At low advance ratio, the lift increase by 61% and the drag increase by 98% between α =100 and α =200. The lift increase by 28% and drag increase by 68% between α = 200 and α = 300. However, at high advance ratio, the lift increase by 59% and the drag increase by 80% between α =100 and α = 200, while between α =200 and α =300 the lift increase by 20% and drag increase by 64%. This suggest that the lift and drag slope decreases with increasing advance ratio. In this research, the results had shown that in the unsteady state flow, the LEV formation can be indicated during both strokes. The LEV is the main factor to the lift enhancement where it generated the lower suction of negative pressure. For unsteady state, the LEV was formed on the upper surface that increases the lift enhancement during downstroke while LEV was formed on the lower surface of the wing that generated the negative lift enhancement. The LEV seem to breakdown at the as the wing flap toward the ends on both strokes.
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Wood, Richard M., and David S. Miller. "Fundamental aerodynamic characteristics of delta wings with leading-edge vortex flows." Journal of Aircraft 22, no. 6 (June 1985): 479–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/3.45152.
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Chowdhury, Juhi, and Matthew J. Ringuette. "A simple vortex-loop-based model for unsteady rotating wings." Journal of Fluid Mechanics 880 (October 18, 2019): 1020–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2019.735.
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An analytical model is developed for the lift force produced by unsteady rotating wings; this configuration is a simple representation of a flapping wing. Modelling this is important for the aerodynamic and control-system design for bio-inspired drones. Such efforts have often been limited to being two-dimensional, semi-empirical, sometimes computationally expensive, or quasi-steady. The current model is unsteady and three-dimensional, yet simple to implement, requiring knowledge of only the wing kinematics and geometry. Rotating wings produce a vortex loop consisting of the root vortex, leading-edge vortex, tip vortex and trailing-edge vortex, which grows with time. This is modelled as a tilted planar loop, geometrically specified by the wing size, orientation and motion. By equating the angular impulse of the vortex loop to that of the fluid volume driven by the wing, the circulatory lift force is derived. Potential flow theory gives the fluid-inertial lift. Adding these two contributions yields the total lift formula. The model shows good agreement with a range of experimental and computational cases. Also, a steady-state lift model is developed that compares well with previous work for various angles of attack.
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Baofeng, Tu, Zhang Kai, and Hu Jun. "Investigation on Performance of Compressor Cascade with Tubercle Leading Edge Blade." International Journal of Turbo & Jet-Engines 37, no. 3 (August 27, 2020): 295–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/tjj-2019-0023.
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AbstractIn order to improve compressor performance using a new design method, which originates from the fins on a humpback whale, experimental tests and numerical simulations were undertaken to investigate the influence of the tubercle leading edge on the aerodynamic performance of a linear compressor cascade with a NACA 65–010 airfoil. The results demonstrate that the tubercle leading edge can improve the aerodynamic performance of the cascade in the post-stall region by reducing total pressure loss, with a slight increase in total pressure loss in the pre-stall region. The tubercles on the leading edge of the blades cause the flow to migrate from the peak to the valley on the blade surface around the tubercle leading edge by the butterfly flow. The tubercle leading edge generates the vortices similar to those created by vortex generators, splitting the large-scale separation region into multiple smaller regions.
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Zhao, Zhuang, Hai Yuan Jiang, Hua Chang, and Jing Guo. "Dynamics and Control of a Flexible Flapping Wing Aircraft." Applied Mechanics and Materials 246-247 (December 2012): 537–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.246-247.537.
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To investigate the aerodynamic performance of a flexible flapping wing aircraft, a flapping-wing system were design and an experiment were set up to measure the unsteady aerodynamic forces of the flapping motion. The thrust formula and resistance formula described aerodynamic forces. The lift and thrust of this mechanism were measured for different angles of attack and wind velocities. Results indicate that the thrust increases with the flapping frequency and the lift increase with the wind velocity, while the lift coefficient decreases while the velocity increases. It is realized that the wing’s transformation which imitated birds leads less resistance when flapping upward which impacts the aerodynamic lift generation and the bionic winglet leads to a change in the leading edge vortex and span-wise flow structures, which decrease the airflow’s backward pull. Models were introduced which were used in the design process and show its aerodynamic performance. The flexible flapping wing vehicle is still an open research area.
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Valdez, M. F., B. Balachandran, and S. Preidikman. "Comparative study on analytical and computational aerodynamic models for flapping wings MAVs." Aeronautical Journal 124, no. 1280 (July 7, 2020): 1636–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aer.2020.45.
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ABSTRACTA range of quasi-steady and unsteady aerodynamic models are used to predict the aerodynamic forces experienced by a flapping wing and a detailed comparison amongst these predictions in provided. The complexity of the models ranges from the analytical potential flow model to the computational Unsteady Vortex Lattice Method (UVLM), which allows one to describe the motion of the wake and account for its influence on the fluid loads. The novelty of this effort lies in a modification of the predicted forces as a generalisation of the leading edge suction analogy. This modification is introduced to account for the delayed stall mechanism due to leading edge flow separation. The model predictions are compared with two sets of independent experimental data and with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation data available in the literature. It is found that both, the modified analytical model and the UVLM model can be used to describe the time history of the lift force, in some cases with better results than a high-fidelity CFD model. The models presented here constitute a useful basis for the aerodynamic design of bioinspired flapping-wings micro-air vehicles.
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Ramesh, Kiran, Ashok Gopalarathnam, Kenneth Granlund, Michael V. Ol, and Jack R. Edwards. "Discrete-vortex method with novel shedding criterion for unsteady aerofoil flows with intermittent leading-edge vortex shedding." Journal of Fluid Mechanics 751 (June 23, 2014): 500–538. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2014.297.
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AbstractUnsteady aerofoil flows are often characterized by leading-edge vortex (LEV) shedding. While experiments and high-order computations have contributed to our understanding of these flows, fast low-order methods are needed for engineering tasks. Classical unsteady aerofoil theories are limited to small amplitudes and attached leading-edge flows. Discrete-vortex methods that model vortex shedding from leading edges assume continuous shedding, valid only for sharp leading edges, or shedding governed by ad-hoc criteria such as a critical angle of attack, valid only for a restricted set of kinematics. We present a criterion for intermittent vortex shedding from rounded leading edges that is governed by a maximum allowable leading-edge suction. We show that, when using unsteady thin aerofoil theory, this leading-edge suction parameter (LESP) is related to the $\def \xmlpi #1{}\def \mathsfbi #1{\boldsymbol {\mathsf {#1}}}\let \le =\leqslant \let \leq =\leqslant \let \ge =\geqslant \let \geq =\geqslant \def \Pr {\mathit {Pr}}\def \Fr {\mathit {Fr}}\def \Rey {\mathit {Re}}A_0$ term in the Fourier series representing the chordwise variation of bound vorticity. Furthermore, for any aerofoil and Reynolds number, there is a critical value of the LESP, which is independent of the motion kinematics. When the instantaneous LESP value exceeds the critical value, vortex shedding occurs at the leading edge. We have augmented a discrete-time, arbitrary-motion, unsteady thin aerofoil theory with discrete-vortex shedding from the leading edge governed by the instantaneous LESP. Thus, the use of a single empirical parameter, the critical-LESP value, allows us to determine the onset, growth, and termination of LEVs. We show, by comparison with experimental and computational results for several aerofoils, motions and Reynolds numbers, that this computationally inexpensive method is successful in predicting the complex flows and forces resulting from intermittent LEV shedding, thus validating the LESP concept.
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Jardin, T., A. Farcy, and L. David. "Three-dimensional effects in hovering flapping flight." Journal of Fluid Mechanics 702 (May 23, 2012): 102–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2012.163.
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AbstractThis paper aims at understanding the influence of three-dimensional effects in hovering flapping flight. Numerical simulations at a Reynolds number of 1000 are performed to compare two types of flapping kinematics whose plunging phase is characterized by either a rectilinear translation or a revolving motion. In this way, we are able to isolate the three-dimensional effects induced by the free end condition from that induced by the spanwise incident velocity gradient (and the associated implicit Coriolis and centrifugal effects). In the rectilinear translation case, the analysis of the wake and of the aerodynamic loads reveals that the wingspan can be compartmented into three distinct regions whether it is predominantly subjected to an unstable two-dimensional flow, a stable three-dimensional flow or both two-dimensional and three-dimensional effects. It is found that this partitioning exhibits common features for three different aspect ratios of the wing. In conjunction with the previous results of Ringuette, Milano & Gharib (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 581, 2007, pp. 453–468), this suggests that the influence of the tip vortex over the wingspan is driven by a characteristic length scale. In addition, this length scale matches the position of the connecting point between leading and tip vortices observed in the revolving case, providing insight into the connecting process. In both translating and revolving cases, leading edge vortex attachment and strong spanwise velocities are found to be strongly correlated phenomena. Spanwise velocities (that mostly confine at the periphery of the vortices), together with downward velocities, do not only affect the leading edge vortex but also act as an inhibitor for the trailing edge vortex growth. As a consequence, cross-wake interactions between leading and trailing edge vortices are locally limited, hence contributing to flow stabilization.
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Ameduri, Salvatore. "A SMA Based Morphing Leading Edge Architecture." Advanced Materials Research 1016 (August 2014): 383–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1016.383.
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This paper analyses a morphing leading edge device, activated by a Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuator. The objective is to achieve the Droop Nose effect for particular phases of the flight (e.g. take-off, landing), both obtaining an increased lift and preserving the laminar flow. The device is constituted of: a kinematic chain at the level of the wing section, transmitting motion to the skin, this way fitting the Droop Nose target shape; a span-wise architecture integrated with a SMA actuator, ensuring both a reduction of the actuation forces and the balancing of the aerodynamic external load. A dedicated logical framework was adopted for the design, taking into account the SMA material features and the device intrinsic non-linearity. The framework was integrated within an optimization genetic algorithm, to fit the target shape with an appropriate architecture topology. The optimized system proved to produce the desired morphing, also under the most severe aerodynamic loads.
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Ferrier, L., M. Vezza, and H. Zare-Behtash. "Improving the aerodynamic performance of a cycloidal rotor through active compliant morphing." Aeronautical Journal 121, no. 1241 (May 11, 2017): 901–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aer.2017.34.
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ABSTRACTCycloidal rotors are a novel form of propulsion system that can be adapted to various forms of transport such as air and marine vehicles, with a geometrical design differing significantly from the conventional screw propeller. Research on cycloidal rotor design began in the early 1930s and has developed throughout the years to the point where such devices now operate as propulsion systems for various aerospace applications such as micro air vehicles, unmanned air vehicles and compound helicopters. The majority of research conducted on the cycloidal rotor’s aerodynamic performance have not assessed mitigating the dynamic stall effect, which can have a negative impact on the rotor performance when the blades operate in the rotor retreating side. A solution has been proposed to mitigate the dynamic stall effect through employment of active, compliant leading-edge morphing. A review of the current state of the art in this area is presented. A two-dimensional, implicit unsteady numerical analysis was conducted using the commercial computational fluid dynamics software package STAR CCM+, on a two-bladed cycloidal rotor. An overset mesh technique, otherwise known as a chimera mesh, was used to apply complex transient motions to the simulations. Active, compliant leading-edge morphing is applied to an oscillating NACA 0015 aerofoil to attempt to mitigate the dynamic stall whilst maintaining the positive dynamic lift coefficient (Cl) contributions. It was verified that by applying a pulsed input leading-edge rotational morphing schedule, the leading-edge vortex does not fully form and the large flow separation is prevented. Further work in this investigation will focus on coupling the active, leading-edge motion to the cycloidal rotor model with the aim to maximise aerodynamic performance.
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Phillips, Nathan, Kevin Knowles, and Richard J. Bomphrey. "Petiolate wings: effects on the leading-edge vortex in flapping flight." Interface Focus 7, no. 1 (February 6, 2017): 20160084. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2016.0084.
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The wings of many insect species including crane flies and damselflies are petiolate (on stalks), with the wing planform beginning some distance away from the wing hinge, rather than at the hinge. The aerodynamic impact of flapping petiolate wings is relatively unknown, particularly on the formation of the lift-augmenting leading-edge vortex (LEV): a key flow structure exploited by many insects, birds and bats to enhance their lift coefficient. We investigated the aerodynamic implications of petiolation P using particle image velocimetry flow field measurements on an array of rectangular wings of aspect ratio 3 and petiolation values of P = 1–3. The wings were driven using a mechanical device, the ‘Flapperatus’, to produce highly repeatable insect-like kinematics. The wings maintained a constant Reynolds number of 1400 and dimensionless stroke amplitude Λ * (number of chords traversed by the wingtip) of 6.5 across all test cases. Our results showed that for more petiolate wings the LEV is generally larger, stronger in circulation, and covers a greater area of the wing surface, particularly at the mid-span and inboard locations early in the wing stroke cycle. In each case, the LEV was initially arch-like in form with its outboard end terminating in a focus-sink on the wing surface, before transitioning to become continuous with the tip vortex thereafter. In the second half of the wing stroke, more petiolate wings exhibit a more detached LEV, with detachment initiating at approximately 70% and 50% span for P = 1 and 3, respectively. As a consequence, lift coefficients based on the LEV are higher in the first half of the wing stroke for petiolate wings, but more comparable in the second half. Time-averaged LEV lift coefficients show a general rise with petiolation over the range tested.
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Zhang, Cheng Chun, Wen Qiang Wang, Lei Shi, Jing Wang, and Lu Quan Ren. "Experimental and Numerical Study on Aerodynamic Noise Reduction of Cylindrical Rod with Bionic Wavy Surface." Applied Mechanics and Materials 461 (November 2013): 690–701. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.461.690.
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Inspired by the non-smooth structure of the leading edge of owls wing,a bionic wavy cylindrical surface is proposed in this paper to reduce the aerodynamic noise of a cylindrical rod. The effects of bionic wavy surface on the aerodynamic and aeroacoustic performance of the cylinder are investigated by wind tunnel and numerical simulation. The fluctuating pressure of the smooth cylinder and the bionic wavy surface cylinder are tested by pulsating pressure sensors in FD-09 low speed wind tunnel of China Aerospace Aerodynamics Research Institute. The fluctuating pressure of the bionic wavy surface cylinder is significantly lower than that of the smooth cylinder. We used the software ANSYS FLUENT to research the effect of the bionic wavy surface on the aerodynamic characteristics and aerodynamic noise of a cylinder by the Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and the Ffowcs Williams and Hawkings (FW-H) equation. Compared with the smooth cylinder, the aerodynamic noise of the bionic wavy cylinder is reduced by 6.7dB. A study of the relationship between the fluctuating lift and the aerodynamic noise size is conducted. We found that the sound pressure level of the wavy surface cylinder is significantly lower when the lift fluctuation amplitude decreased. Bionic wavy surface can effectively restrain the separated shear layer transition to turbulence. The frequency of vortex shedding which causes the lift fluctuations is reduced, so the aerodynamic noise of the circular cylinder is reduced. Keywords: bionics, cylindrical rod, wavy surface, aerodynamic noise, flow control
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Pérez-Torró, Rafael, and Jae Wook Kim. "A large-eddy simulation on a deep-stalled aerofoil with a wavy leading edge." Journal of Fluid Mechanics 813 (January 17, 2017): 23–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2016.841.
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A numerical investigation on the stalled flow characteristics of a NACA0021 aerofoil with a sinusoidal wavy leading edge (WLE) at chord-based Reynolds number $Re_{\infty }=1.2\times 10^{5}$ and angle of attack $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC}=20^{\circ }$ is presented in this paper. It is observed that laminar separation bubbles (LSBs) form at the trough areas of the WLE in a collocated fashion rather than uniformly/periodically distributed over the span. It is found that the distribution of LSBs and their influence on the aerodynamic forces is strongly dependent on the spanwise domain size of the simulation, i.e. the wavenumber of the WLE used. The creation of a pair of counter-rotating streamwise vortices from the WLE and their evolution as an interface/buffer between the LSBs and the adjacent fully separated shear layers are discussed in detail. The current simulation results confirm that an increased lift and a decreased drag are achieved by using the WLEs compared to the straight leading edge (SLE) case, as observed in previous experiments. Additionally, the WLE cases exhibit a significantly reduced level of unsteady fluctuations in aerodynamic forces at the frequency of periodic vortex shedding. The beneficial aerodynamic characteristics of the WLE cases are attributed to the following three major events observed in the current simulations: (i) the appearance of a large low-pressure zone near the leading edge created by the LSBs; (ii) the reattachment of flow behind the LSBs resulting in a decreased volume of the rear wake; and, (iii) the deterioration of von-Kármán (periodic) vortex shedding due to the breakdown of spanwise coherent structures.
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Avallone, Francesco, Damiano Casalino, and Daniele Ragni. "Impingement of a propeller-slipstream on a leading edge with a flow-permeable insert: A computational aeroacoustic study." International Journal of Aeroacoustics 17, no. 6-8 (July 28, 2018): 687–711. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1475472x18788961.
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This manuscript describes an aeroacoustic computational study on the impingement of a tractor-propeller slipstream on the leading edge of a pylon. Both the flow and acoustic fields are studied for two pylon leading edges: a solid and a flow-permeable one. The computational set-up replicates experiments performed at Delft University of Technology. Computational results are validated against measurements. It is found that the installation of the flow-permeable leading-edge insert generates a thicker boundary layer on the retreating blade side of the pylon. This is caused by an aerodynamic asymmetry induced by the helicoidal motion of the propeller wake, which promotes a flow motion through the cavity from the advancing to the retreating blade side of the pylon. The flow-permeable leading-edge insert mitigates the amplitude of the surface pressure fluctuations only on the pylon-retreating blade side towards the trailing edge, thus reducing structure-borne noise. Furthermore, it causes a reduction of the near-field noise only for receiver angles oriented in the upstream direction at the pylon-retreating blade side. In this range of receiver angles, it is found that the flow-permeable leading-edge insert reduces the amplitude of the tonal peaks for the third and fourth blade passage frequency, but strongly increases the broadband noise for frequencies higher that the seventh blade passage frequency.
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Nakata, Toshiyuki, and Hao Liu. "Aerodynamic performance of a hovering hawkmoth with flexible wings: a computational approach." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279, no. 1729 (August 10, 2011): 722–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.1023.
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Insect wings are deformable structures that change shape passively and dynamically owing to inertial and aerodynamic forces during flight. It is still unclear how the three-dimensional and passive change of wing kinematics owing to inherent wing flexibility contributes to unsteady aerodynamics and energetics in insect flapping flight. Here, we perform a systematic fluid-structure interaction based analysis on the aerodynamic performance of a hovering hawkmoth, Manduca , with an integrated computational model of a hovering insect with rigid and flexible wings. Aerodynamic performance of flapping wings with passive deformation or prescribed deformation is evaluated in terms of aerodynamic force, power and efficiency. Our results reveal that wing flexibility can increase downwash in wake and hence aerodynamic force: first, a dynamic wing bending is observed, which delays the breakdown of leading edge vortex near the wing tip, responsible for augmenting the aerodynamic force-production; second, a combination of the dynamic change of wing bending and twist favourably modifies the wing kinematics in the distal area, which leads to the aerodynamic force enhancement immediately before stroke reversal. Moreover, an increase in hovering efficiency of the flexible wing is achieved as a result of the wing twist. An extensive study of wing stiffness effect on aerodynamic performance is further conducted through a tuning of Young's modulus and thickness, indicating that insect wing structures may be optimized not only in terms of aerodynamic performance but also dependent on many factors, such as the wing strength, the circulation capability of wing veins and the control of wing movements.
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Yang, Dang Guo, Yong Hang Wu, Jin Min Liang, and Jun Liu. "An Investigation on Numerical Simulation Method for Aero-Acoustics Based on Acoustics Analogy." Applied Mechanics and Materials 444-445 (October 2013): 462–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.444-445.462.
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A numerical simulation method on noise prediction, which incorporates aerodynamics and sound wave equations based on acoustic analogy, is presented in the paper. Near-field unsteady aerodynamic characteristic can be obtain by large eddy simulation (LES), and far-field propagation of sound waves and spatial sound-field can be obtain by solving the time-domain integral equations of Ffowcs Williams and Hawings (FW-H). Based on the method, a numerical simulation was done on a two-dimension cylinder and a three-dimension flat plate with blunt leading edge. The agreement of numerical results with experiment data validated the Feasibility of the method. The results also indicate that LES can describe vortex generation and shedding in the flow-fields, and FW-H formulation, which has taken time-lag between sound emission and reception times into account, can simulate time-effect of sound propagation toward far-fields.
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Ashwin Kumar, B., P. Kumar, S. Das, and JK Prasad. "Effect of leading edge shapes on 81°/45° double-delta wing at low speeds." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering 232, no. 16 (August 10, 2017): 3100–3107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954410017724822.
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Investigations were performed on an 81°/45° sweep double-delta wing at a freestream velocity of 20 m/s. Experiments consisted of the measurement of forces, static pressures, and surface flow visualizations. Effect of the leading edge shapes of the double-delta wing was studied. Results indicated a strong influence of the leading edge shape on the aerodynamic performance of the body. The increase in the bluntness of the leading edge augments the suction pressure and delays the vortex lift phenomena at higher angles of attack, which in turn enhances the lift over the wing. A reasonable agreement between the experiments and computations were observed.
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Ma, Yi-yang, Qi-jun Zhao, and Guo-qing Zhao. "New combinational active control strategy for improving aerodynamic characteristics of airfoil and rotor." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering 234, no. 4 (December 11, 2019): 977–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954410019893193.
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In order to improve the aerodynamic characteristics of rotor, a new active flow control strategy by combining a synthetic jet actuator and a variable droop leading-edge or a trailing-edge flap has been proposed. Their control effects are numerically investigated by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. The validated results indicate that variable droop leading-edge and synthetic jet can suppress the formation of dynamic stall vortex and delay flow separation over rotor airfoil. Compared with the baseline state, Cdmax and Cmmax are significantly reduced. Furthermore, parametric analyses on dynamic stall control of airfoil by the combinational method are conducted, and it indicates that the aerodynamic characteristics of the oscillating rotor airfoil can be significantly improved when the non-dimensional frequency ( k*) of variable droop leading-edge is about 1.0. At last, simulations are conducted for the flow control of rotor by the combinational method. The numerical results indicate that large droop angle of variable droop leading-edge can better reduce the torque coefficient of rotor and the trailing-edge flap has the capability of increasing the thrust of rotor. Also, the synthetic jet could further improve the aerodynamic characteristics of rotor.
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Hu, Y., H. L. Zhang, and C. Tan. "The effect of the aerofoil thickness on the performance of the MAV scale cycloidal rotor." Aeronautical Journal 119, no. 1213 (March 2015): 343–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001924000010502.
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AbstractThe numerical simulations for cycloidal propellers based on five aerofoils with different thickness are presented in this paper. The CFD simulation is based on sliding mesh and URANS. The results of CFD simulation indicates that all test cases share similar flow pattern. There are leading edge vortex and trailing-edge vortex due to blade dynamic stall. Interaction between the vortices shed from upstream blade and the downstream blade can be observed. There is variation of blade relative inflow velocity due to downwash in the cycloidal rotor cage. These factors result in large fluctuations of the aerodynamics forces on the blade. The comparison of the forces and flow pattern indicates that the thickness and leading edge radius of the aerofoil can significantly influent the flow pattern and hence the performance of the cycloidal propeller.
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Laneville, A., and P. Vittecoq. "Dynamic Stall: The Case of the Vertical Axis Wind Turbine." Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 108, no. 2 (May 1, 1986): 140–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.3268081.
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This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation on a driven Darrieus turbine rotating at different tip speed ratios. For a Reynolds number of 3.8 × 104, the results indicate the presence of dynamic stall at tip speed ratio less than 4, and that helicopter blade aerodynamics can be used in order to explain some aspects of the phenomenon. It was observed that in deep stall conditions, a vortex is formed at the leading edge; this vortex moves over the airfoil surface with 1/3 of the airfoil speed and then is shed at the trailing edge. After its shedding, the vortex can interact with the airfoil surface as the blade passes downstream.
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Garmann, D. J., and M. R. Visbal. "Dynamics of revolving wings for various aspect ratios." Journal of Fluid Mechanics 748 (May 12, 2014): 932–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2014.212.
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AbstractHigh-fidelity, direct numerical simulations (DNSs) are conducted to examine the vortex structure and aerodynamic loading of unidirectionally revolving wings in quiescent fluid. Wings with aspect ratios $({\mathit{AR}}) = 1$, 2 and 4 are considered at a fixed root-based Reynolds number of 1000. Each wing is shown to generate a coherent leading-edge vortex (LEV) that remains in close proximity to the surface and provides persistent suction throughout the motion. Towards the tip, the LEV lifts off as an arch-like structure and reorients itself along the chord through its connection with the tip vortex. The substantial and sustained aerodynamic loads achieved during the motion saturate with aspect ratio resulting from the chordwise growth of the LEV along the span eventually becoming geometrically constrained by the trailing edge. Further, for ${\mathit{AR}}=4$, substructures develop in the feeding sheet of the LEV, which appear to directly correlate with the local, span-based Reynolds number achieved during rotation. The lower-aspect-ratio wings do not have sufficient spans for these transitional elements to manifest. In contrast, vortex breakdown, which occurs around midspan for each aspect ratio, shows a strong dependence on the spanwise pressure gradient established between the root and tip of the wing and not local Reynolds number. This independent development of shear-layer substructures and vortex breakdown parallels very closely with what has been observed in delta wing flow. Next, the centrifugal, Coriolis and pressure gradient forces are also analysed at several spanwise locations across each wing, and the centrifugal and pressure gradient forces are shown to be responsible for the spanwise flow above the wing. The Coriolis force is directed away from the surface at the base of the LEV, indicating that it is not a contributor to LEV attachment, which is contrary to previous hypotheses. Finally, as a means of emphasizing the importance of the centrifugal force on LEV attachment, the ${\mathit{AR}}=2$ wing is simulated with the addition of a source term in the governing equations to oppose and eliminate the centrifugal force near the surface. The initial formation and development of the LEV is unhindered by the absence of this force; however, later in the motion, the outboard lift-off of the LEV moves inboard. Without the opposing outboard-directed centrifugal force to keep the separation past midspan, the entire vortex eventually separates and moves away from the surface.