Lift and drag characteristics of delta wings with low swept angle and various sinusoidal leading edges(SLE) were investigated in a wind tunnel.Three amplitudes and three wavelengths of SLE were tested.It is revealed t...Lift and drag characteristics of delta wings with low swept angle and various sinusoidal leading edges(SLE) were investigated in a wind tunnel.Three amplitudes and three wavelengths of SLE were tested.It is revealed that,in comparison with the baseline case,when the leading-edge amplitude A?5%C(root chord length of a delta wing),the stall of the delta wing can be delayed without penalty on the maximum lift coefficient;meanwhile,the lift-to-drag ratio was kept nearly unchanged.These are beneficial to aircraft maneuverability and agility.Surface oil and hydrogen-bubble flow visualization experiments were further conducted to provide a general view of the underlying flow mechanism of SLE on delta wings.It was found that,for the flow over delta wing with SLE,vortices were generated from every crest of SLE,in contrast to the dual leading-edge vortex structure generated from the apex of the base wing.At high angle of attack,the breakdown of those vortices originating from the crests of SLE may provide additional turbulent kinetic energy to the flow,resulting in the increase of the flow reattachment region on the leeward side,therefore the stall can be delayed.展开更多
The roughness increase on horizontal axis wind turbine(HAWT) blade surface,especially on the leading edge,can lead to an aerodynamic performance degradation of blade and power output loss of HAWT,so roughness sensitiv...The roughness increase on horizontal axis wind turbine(HAWT) blade surface,especially on the leading edge,can lead to an aerodynamic performance degradation of blade and power output loss of HAWT,so roughness sensitivity is an important factor for the HAWT blade design.However,there is no criterion for evaluating roughness sensitivity of blade currently.In this paper,the performance influences of airfoil aerodynamic parameters were analyzed by the blade element momentum(BEM) method and 1.5 MW wind turbine blade.It showed that airfoil lift coefficient was the key parameter to the power output and axial thrust of HAWT.Moreover,the evaluation indicators of roughness sensitivity for the different spanwise airfoils of the pitch-regulated HAWT blade were proposed.Those respectively were the lift-to-drag ratio and lift coefficient without feedback system,the maximum lift-to-drag ratio and design lift coefficient with feedback system for the airfoils at outboard section of blade,and lift coefficient without feedback,maximum lift coefficient with feedback for the airfoils at other sections under the pitch-fixed and variable-speed operation.It is not necessary to consider the roughness when HWAT can be regulated to the rated power output by the pitch-regulated and invariable-speed operation.展开更多
The present paper described an experimental investigation of separation control of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV)at high wind speeds.The plasma actuator was based on Dielectric Barrier Discharge(DBD)and operated in a...The present paper described an experimental investigation of separation control of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV)at high wind speeds.The plasma actuator was based on Dielectric Barrier Discharge(DBD)and operated in a steady manner.The flow over a wing of UAV was performed with smoke flow visualization in theΦ0.75 m low speed wind tunnel to reveal the flow structure over the wing so that the locations of plasma actuators could be optimized.A full model of the UAV was experimentally investigated in theΦ3.2 m low speed wind tunnel using a six-component internal strain gauge balance.The effects of the key parameters,including the locations of the plasma actuators,the applied voltage amplitude and the operating frequency,were obtained.The whole test model was made of aluminium and acted as a cathode of the actuator.The results showed that the plasma acting on the surface of UAV could obviously suppress the boundary layer separation and reduce the model vibration at the high wind speeds.It was found that the maximum lift coefficient of the UAV was increased by 2.5%and the lift/drag ratio was increased by about 80%at the wind speed of 100 m/s.The control mechanism of the plasma actuator at the test configuration was also analyzed.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10832001 and 11002015)
文摘Lift and drag characteristics of delta wings with low swept angle and various sinusoidal leading edges(SLE) were investigated in a wind tunnel.Three amplitudes and three wavelengths of SLE were tested.It is revealed that,in comparison with the baseline case,when the leading-edge amplitude A?5%C(root chord length of a delta wing),the stall of the delta wing can be delayed without penalty on the maximum lift coefficient;meanwhile,the lift-to-drag ratio was kept nearly unchanged.These are beneficial to aircraft maneuverability and agility.Surface oil and hydrogen-bubble flow visualization experiments were further conducted to provide a general view of the underlying flow mechanism of SLE on delta wings.It was found that,for the flow over delta wing with SLE,vortices were generated from every crest of SLE,in contrast to the dual leading-edge vortex structure generated from the apex of the base wing.At high angle of attack,the breakdown of those vortices originating from the crests of SLE may provide additional turbulent kinetic energy to the flow,resulting in the increase of the flow reattachment region on the leeward side,therefore the stall can be delayed.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50976117 and 50836006)
文摘The roughness increase on horizontal axis wind turbine(HAWT) blade surface,especially on the leading edge,can lead to an aerodynamic performance degradation of blade and power output loss of HAWT,so roughness sensitivity is an important factor for the HAWT blade design.However,there is no criterion for evaluating roughness sensitivity of blade currently.In this paper,the performance influences of airfoil aerodynamic parameters were analyzed by the blade element momentum(BEM) method and 1.5 MW wind turbine blade.It showed that airfoil lift coefficient was the key parameter to the power output and axial thrust of HAWT.Moreover,the evaluation indicators of roughness sensitivity for the different spanwise airfoils of the pitch-regulated HAWT blade were proposed.Those respectively were the lift-to-drag ratio and lift coefficient without feedback system,the maximum lift-to-drag ratio and design lift coefficient with feedback system for the airfoils at outboard section of blade,and lift coefficient without feedback,maximum lift coefficient with feedback for the airfoils at other sections under the pitch-fixed and variable-speed operation.It is not necessary to consider the roughness when HWAT can be regulated to the rated power output by the pitch-regulated and invariable-speed operation.
基金supported by the Exploration Foundation of Weapon Systems(Grant No.7130711)
文摘The present paper described an experimental investigation of separation control of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV)at high wind speeds.The plasma actuator was based on Dielectric Barrier Discharge(DBD)and operated in a steady manner.The flow over a wing of UAV was performed with smoke flow visualization in theΦ0.75 m low speed wind tunnel to reveal the flow structure over the wing so that the locations of plasma actuators could be optimized.A full model of the UAV was experimentally investigated in theΦ3.2 m low speed wind tunnel using a six-component internal strain gauge balance.The effects of the key parameters,including the locations of the plasma actuators,the applied voltage amplitude and the operating frequency,were obtained.The whole test model was made of aluminium and acted as a cathode of the actuator.The results showed that the plasma acting on the surface of UAV could obviously suppress the boundary layer separation and reduce the model vibration at the high wind speeds.It was found that the maximum lift coefficient of the UAV was increased by 2.5%and the lift/drag ratio was increased by about 80%at the wind speed of 100 m/s.The control mechanism of the plasma actuator at the test configuration was also analyzed.
