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Drag optimisation of a wing equipped with a morphing upper surface

Part of: Smart Aircraft

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2016

A. Koreanschi ,
O. Sugar-Gabor  and
R. M. Botez
A. Koreanschi
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Applied Research in Active Controls, Avionics and AeroServoElasticity LARCASE, ETS, University of Quebec, Montreal
O. Sugar-Gabor
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Applied Research in Active Controls, Avionics and AeroServoElasticity LARCASE, ETS, University of Quebec, Montreal
R. M. Botez*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Applied Research in Active Controls, Avionics and AeroServoElasticity LARCASE, ETS, University of Quebec, Montreal
*
ruxandra@gpa.etsmtl.ca
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Abstract

The drag coefficient and the laminar-to-turbulent transition for the aerofoil component of a wing model are optimised using an adaptive upper surface with two actuation points. The effects of the new shaped aerofoils on the global drag coefficient of the wing model are also studied. The aerofoil was optimised with an ‘in-house’ genetic algorithm program coupled with a cubic spline aerofoil shape reconstruction and XFoil 6.96 open-source aerodynamic solver. The wing model analysis was performed with the open-source solver XFLR5 and the 3D Panel Method was used for the aerodynamic calculation. The results of the aerofoil optimisation indicate improvements of both the drag coefficient and transition delay of 2% to 4%. These improvements in the aerofoil characteristics affect the global drag of the wing model, reducing it by up to 2%. The analyses were conducted for a single Reynolds number and speed over a range of angles of attack. The same cases will also be used in the experimental testing of the manufactured morphing wing model.

Keywords

aerodynamicsmorphing wingsaerofoilstransitiondrag coefficient
Type
Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 120 , Issue 1225 , March 2016 , pp. 473 - 493
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2016 

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