Effects of unsteady deformation of a＇flapping model insect wing on its aerodynamic force production are studied by solving the Navier-Stokes equations on a dynamically deforming grid. Aerodynamic forces on the flappi...Effects of unsteady deformation of a＇flapping model insect wing on its aerodynamic force production are studied by solving the Navier-Stokes equations on a dynamically deforming grid. Aerodynamic forces on the flapping wing are not much affected by considerable twist, but affected by camber deformation. The effect of combined camber and twist deformation is similar to that of camber deformation. With a deformation of 6% camber and 20% twist （typical values observed for wings of many insects）, lift is increased by 10% - 20% and lift-to-drag ratio by around 10% compared with the case of a rigid fiat-plate wing. As a result, the deformation can increase the maximum lift coefficient of an insect, and reduce its power requirement for flight. For example, for a hovering bumblebee with dynamically deforming wings （6% camber and 20% twist）, aerodynamic power required is reduced by about 16% compared with the case of rigid wings.展开更多
A simplified theoretical method based on the quasi-steady wing theory wasproposed to study the unsteady aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil flying in non-uniform flow.Comparison between the theoretical results and...A simplified theoretical method based on the quasi-steady wing theory wasproposed to study the unsteady aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil flying in non-uniform flow.Comparison between the theoretical results and the numerical results based on nonlinear theory wasmade. It shows that the simplified theory is a good approximation for the investigation of theaerodynamic characteristics of an airfoil flying above sea-waves. From on the simplified theory itis also found that an airfoil can get thrust from a wave-disturbed airflow and thus the total dragis reduced. And the relationship among the thrust, the flying altitude, the flying speed and thewave parameters was worked out and discussed.展开更多
An algorithm for computing the 3-D oscillating flow field of the blade passage under the torsional vibra-tion of the rotor is applied to analyze the stability in turbomachines. The induced fiow field responding to bla...An algorithm for computing the 3-D oscillating flow field of the blade passage under the torsional vibra-tion of the rotor is applied to analyze the stability in turbomachines. The induced fiow field responding to blade vibration is computed by Oscillating Fluid Mechanics Method and ParaInetric Polynomial Method. After getting the solution of the unsteady flow field, the work done by the unsteay aerody natnic force acting on the blade can be obtained. The negative or positive work is the criterion of the aeroelastic stability Numerical results indicate that there are instabilities of the torsional vibration in some boency bands.展开更多
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文摘Effects of unsteady deformation of a＇flapping model insect wing on its aerodynamic force production are studied by solving the Navier-Stokes equations on a dynamically deforming grid. Aerodynamic forces on the flapping wing are not much affected by considerable twist, but affected by camber deformation. The effect of combined camber and twist deformation is similar to that of camber deformation. With a deformation of 6% camber and 20% twist （typical values observed for wings of many insects）, lift is increased by 10% - 20% and lift-to-drag ratio by around 10% compared with the case of a rigid fiat-plate wing. As a result, the deformation can increase the maximum lift coefficient of an insect, and reduce its power requirement for flight. For example, for a hovering bumblebee with dynamically deforming wings （6% camber and 20% twist）, aerodynamic power required is reduced by about 16% compared with the case of rigid wings.
文摘A simplified theoretical method based on the quasi-steady wing theory wasproposed to study the unsteady aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil flying in non-uniform flow.Comparison between the theoretical results and the numerical results based on nonlinear theory wasmade. It shows that the simplified theory is a good approximation for the investigation of theaerodynamic characteristics of an airfoil flying above sea-waves. From on the simplified theory itis also found that an airfoil can get thrust from a wave-disturbed airflow and thus the total dragis reduced. And the relationship among the thrust, the flying altitude, the flying speed and thewave parameters was worked out and discussed.
文摘An algorithm for computing the 3-D oscillating flow field of the blade passage under the torsional vibra-tion of the rotor is applied to analyze the stability in turbomachines. The induced fiow field responding to blade vibration is computed by Oscillating Fluid Mechanics Method and ParaInetric Polynomial Method. After getting the solution of the unsteady flow field, the work done by the unsteay aerody natnic force acting on the blade can be obtained. The negative or positive work is the criterion of the aeroelastic stability Numerical results indicate that there are instabilities of the torsional vibration in some boency bands.
