In the present paper, an ‘in-house＇ genetic algorithm was numerically and experimentally validated. The genetic algorithm was applied to an optimization problem for improving the aerodynamic performances of an aircr...In the present paper, an ‘in-house＇ genetic algorithm was numerically and experimentally validated. The genetic algorithm was applied to an optimization problem for improving the aerodynamic performances of an aircraft wing tip through upper surface morphing. The optimization was performed for 16 flight cases expressed in terms of various combinations of speeds, angles of attack and aileron deflections. The displacements resulted from the optimization were used during the wind tunnel tests of the wing tip demonstrator for the actuators control to change the upper surface shape of the wing. The results of the optimization of the flow behavior for the airfoil morphing upper-surface problem were validated with wind tunnel experimental transition results obtained with infra-red Thermography on the wing-tip demonstrator. The validation proved that the 2D numerical optimization using the ‘in-house＇ genetic algorithm was an appropriate tool in improving various aspects of a wing＇s aerodynamic performances.展开更多
hree kinds of devices of drag reduction are presented swept wingtip,stage by stage swept wingtip and downbend wingtip. The effects of changing geometryparameters of the swept wingtip on the drag reducing are also pres...hree kinds of devices of drag reduction are presented swept wingtip,stage by stage swept wingtip and downbend wingtip. The effects of changing geometryparameters of the swept wingtip on the drag reducing are also presented. Wind-tunnelexperiment results indicate that a properly designed swept wingtip results in an incre-ment in induced efficiency of 4%～ 7% and that swept wingtip can increase longitudinalstatic-stability. Water-tunnel experiment results indicate that the reason for drag re-ducing of swept wingtip is that when the angle of attack is not zero, the strong end vor-tex of the wing is weakened by the combined effect of the leading edge and trailing edgevortices of the swept wingtip.展开更多
Drag reduction experiments of the traveling wavy wall at high Reynolds number, ranging from 1.46×106 to 5.83×106 based on the free-stream velocity and the model length, were conducted. A suit of traveling wa...Drag reduction experiments of the traveling wavy wall at high Reynolds number, ranging from 1.46×106 to 5.83×106 based on the free-stream velocity and the model length, were conducted. A suit of traveling wavy wall device was developed and its characteristics of drag reduction at high Reynolds number were investigated. The drag forces of the traveling wavy wall with various wave speeds （ c ） were measured at different wind speeds （U ） in the FL-8 low-speed wind tunnel and compared with the drag force of the flat plate. The results show that the mean drag force of the traveling wavy wall decreases as the value of c /U increases, at different wind velocities, the values of c /U corresponding to minimal drag force of the traveling wavy wall are different, when the values of c /U are larger than 0.6, the mean drag forces of the traveling wavy wall are smaller than those of the flat plate, and the drag reduction can be up to 60%. The drag reduction effectiveness of traveling wavy wall is thus achieved. Furthermore, as the value of c /U increases, the traveling wavy wall can restrain the separation and improve the quality of flow field.展开更多
基金Bombardier Aerospace,Thales Canada,The Consortium in Research and Aerospace in Canada(CRIAQ)the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada(NSERC)for their financial support
文摘In the present paper, an ‘in-house＇ genetic algorithm was numerically and experimentally validated. The genetic algorithm was applied to an optimization problem for improving the aerodynamic performances of an aircraft wing tip through upper surface morphing. The optimization was performed for 16 flight cases expressed in terms of various combinations of speeds, angles of attack and aileron deflections. The displacements resulted from the optimization were used during the wind tunnel tests of the wing tip demonstrator for the actuators control to change the upper surface shape of the wing. The results of the optimization of the flow behavior for the airfoil morphing upper-surface problem were validated with wind tunnel experimental transition results obtained with infra-red Thermography on the wing-tip demonstrator. The validation proved that the 2D numerical optimization using the ‘in-house＇ genetic algorithm was an appropriate tool in improving various aspects of a wing＇s aerodynamic performances.
文摘hree kinds of devices of drag reduction are presented swept wingtip,stage by stage swept wingtip and downbend wingtip. The effects of changing geometryparameters of the swept wingtip on the drag reducing are also presented. Wind-tunnelexperiment results indicate that a properly designed swept wingtip results in an incre-ment in induced efficiency of 4%～ 7% and that swept wingtip can increase longitudinalstatic-stability. Water-tunnel experiment results indicate that the reason for drag re-ducing of swept wingtip is that when the angle of attack is not zero, the strong end vor-tex of the wing is weakened by the combined effect of the leading edge and trailing edgevortices of the swept wingtip.
文摘Drag reduction experiments of the traveling wavy wall at high Reynolds number, ranging from 1.46×106 to 5.83×106 based on the free-stream velocity and the model length, were conducted. A suit of traveling wavy wall device was developed and its characteristics of drag reduction at high Reynolds number were investigated. The drag forces of the traveling wavy wall with various wave speeds （ c ） were measured at different wind speeds （U ） in the FL-8 low-speed wind tunnel and compared with the drag force of the flat plate. The results show that the mean drag force of the traveling wavy wall decreases as the value of c /U increases, at different wind velocities, the values of c /U corresponding to minimal drag force of the traveling wavy wall are different, when the values of c /U are larger than 0.6, the mean drag forces of the traveling wavy wall are smaller than those of the flat plate, and the drag reduction can be up to 60%. The drag reduction effectiveness of traveling wavy wall is thus achieved. Furthermore, as the value of c /U increases, the traveling wavy wall can restrain the separation and improve the quality of flow field.
