In this paper,we studied the wing root pivot joint’s radial load of a submersible airplane which imitates the locomotion of gannet’s Morus plunge-diving,by implementing a test device name Mimic-Gannet.The housing of...In this paper,we studied the wing root pivot joint’s radial load of a submersible airplane which imitates the locomotion of gannet’s Morus plunge-diving,by implementing a test device name Mimic-Gannet.The housing of the device was designed by mimicking the morphology of a living gannet,and the folding wings were realized by the mechanism of variable swept back wing.Then,the radial loads of the wing root were obtained under the conditions of different dropping heights,different sweptback angles and different water-entry inclination angles(i.e.,the angle between the longitudinal body axis and the water surface),and the relationships between the peak radial load and the above three parameters were analyzed and discussed respectively.In the studied areas,the minimum peak radial load of the pivot joint is 50.93 N,while the maximum reaches up to1135.00 N.The largest peak load would be generated for the situation of vertical water entry and zero wing sweptback angle.And it is of great significance to choose the three parameters properly to reduce the pivot joint’s radial load,i.e.,larger wing sweptback angle,smaller dropping height and water-entry inclination angle.It is also concluded that the peak radial load on the wing root is closely linear with the water-entry dropping height and the wing sweptback angle with a significant correlation.Eventually,the relationship between the wing load and the dropping height,water-entry inclination angle or wing sweptback angle,could be used to calculate the wing load about plunge-diving of a submersible aircraft,and the conclusions reveal the wing load characteristic of the gannet’s plunge process for the biologists.展开更多
The patterns of wing rock motion at 52.5° angle of attack have already been investigated in detail （Rong, 2009; Wang, 2010）. These patterns are completely different from those at other angles of attack. This ph...The patterns of wing rock motion at 52.5° angle of attack have already been investigated in detail （Rong, 2009; Wang, 2010）. These patterns are completely different from those at other angles of attack. This phenomenon indicates that angle of attack affects wing rock motion. The present study alms to examine the different patterns of wing rock motion at different angles of attack. The flow mechanisms of the motion patterns are also revealed, especially the uncommanded lateral motions, including wing rock and lateral deflection, induced by regular asymmetric separated flow from wings at low angles of attack and fore- body asymmetric vortices at angles of attack of 27.5°〈 α 〈 70°. The test conditions, including the testing Reynolds number, wind tunnel, experimental techniques, and test model, are all the same as those used in a previous study at a = 52.5°. Finally, the experimental technique of rotating nose of the model to suppress the wing rock or lateral deflection, which is induced by forebody asymmetric vortex flow, is applied. The uncommanded lateral motions are successfully suppressed by this technique.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51005008)
文摘In this paper,we studied the wing root pivot joint’s radial load of a submersible airplane which imitates the locomotion of gannet’s Morus plunge-diving,by implementing a test device name Mimic-Gannet.The housing of the device was designed by mimicking the morphology of a living gannet,and the folding wings were realized by the mechanism of variable swept back wing.Then,the radial loads of the wing root were obtained under the conditions of different dropping heights,different sweptback angles and different water-entry inclination angles(i.e.,the angle between the longitudinal body axis and the water surface),and the relationships between the peak radial load and the above three parameters were analyzed and discussed respectively.In the studied areas,the minimum peak radial load of the pivot joint is 50.93 N,while the maximum reaches up to1135.00 N.The largest peak load would be generated for the situation of vertical water entry and zero wing sweptback angle.And it is of great significance to choose the three parameters properly to reduce the pivot joint’s radial load,i.e.,larger wing sweptback angle,smaller dropping height and water-entry inclination angle.It is also concluded that the peak radial load on the wing root is closely linear with the water-entry dropping height and the wing sweptback angle with a significant correlation.Eventually,the relationship between the wing load and the dropping height,water-entry inclination angle or wing sweptback angle,could be used to calculate the wing load about plunge-diving of a submersible aircraft,and the conclusions reveal the wing load characteristic of the gannet’s plunge process for the biologists.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11172030 and 11102012)
文摘The patterns of wing rock motion at 52.5° angle of attack have already been investigated in detail （Rong, 2009; Wang, 2010）. These patterns are completely different from those at other angles of attack. This phenomenon indicates that angle of attack affects wing rock motion. The present study alms to examine the different patterns of wing rock motion at different angles of attack. The flow mechanisms of the motion patterns are also revealed, especially the uncommanded lateral motions, including wing rock and lateral deflection, induced by regular asymmetric separated flow from wings at low angles of attack and fore- body asymmetric vortices at angles of attack of 27.5°〈 α 〈 70°. The test conditions, including the testing Reynolds number, wind tunnel, experimental techniques, and test model, are all the same as those used in a previous study at a = 52.5°. Finally, the experimental technique of rotating nose of the model to suppress the wing rock or lateral deflection, which is induced by forebody asymmetric vortex flow, is applied. The uncommanded lateral motions are successfully suppressed by this technique.
