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María Elena Tejeda-del-Cueto, Manuel Alberto Flores-Alfaro, Miguel Toledo-Velázquez, Lorena del Carmen Santos-Cortes, José Hernández-Hernández and Marco Osvaldo Vigueras-Zúñiga
The objective of this study is to develop a genetic algorithm that uses the IGP parameterization to increase the lift coefficient (CL) of three airfoils to be used on wings of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The geometry of three baseline airfoils was m...
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Haoyu Cheng, Dan Zhao, Nay Lin Oo, Xiran Liu and Xu Dong
Ice accretion is inevitable on fix-wing UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) when they are applied to surveillance and mapping over colder climates and arctic regions. Subsequent aerodynamic profile changes have caused the current interest in the better predi...
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Nicola Casari, Ettore Fadiga, Stefano Oliani, Mattia Piovan, Michele Pinelli and Alessio Suman
Automotive fans, small wind turbines, and manned and unmanned aerial vehicles (MAVs/UAVs) are just a few examples in which noise generated by the flow?s interaction with aerodynamic surfaces is a major concern. The current work shows the potential of a n...
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Zikang Jin, Zonghan Yu, Fanshuo Meng, Wei Zhang, Jingzhi Cui, Xiaolong He, Yuedi Lei and Omer Musa
The parametric design method is widely utilized in the preliminary design stage for hypersonic vehicles; it ensures the fast iteration of configuration, generation, and optimization. This study proposes a novel parametric method for a wide-range, wing-mo...
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Ivan Kostic, Aleksandar Simonovic, Olivera Kostic, Du?an Ivkovic and Dragoljub Tanovic
This paper presents the second stage of a tandem fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aerodynamic development. In the initial stage, the UAV was optimized by analyzing its characteristics only in symmetrical flight conditions. Posted requirements wer...
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Yi Wang and Chunxin Yang
A parafoil is a crucial aerodynamic deceleration device used in the field of airdrop. The overall objective of this paper is to study the aerodynamic characteristics of the curving process of the canopy using the lattice Boltzmann method, to verify it wi...
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Muhammad Sulman, Simone Mancini and Rasul Niazmand Bilandi
Incorporating steps into a hull reduces the wetted surface, promoting improved hydrodynamic lift and reduced resistance at high speeds, provided that the step is designed appropriately. Traditional hydrodynamics studies rely on scaled model testing in to...
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Tingkai Dai and Bo Zhang
The interaction between shock waves and turbulent boundary layers (SBLI) is a common phenomenon in transonic and supersonic aircraft wings. In this study, we simulated the SBLI of a classical NACA0012 wing at an angle of attack (AOA) of 1.4° and Mach num...
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Zhaoyong Mao, Tianqi Zhang, Guangyong Yang and Wenlong Tian
Gurney flaps can enhance the hydrodynamic efficiency of airfoils, and they are currently used in several applications, including racing cars and wind turbines. However, there is a lack of studies in the literature on the application of Gurney flaps on th...
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David Massegur, Declan Clifford, Andrea Da Ronch, Riccardo Lombardi and Marco Panzeri
Determining the aero-icing characteristics is key for safety assurance in aviation, but it may be a computationally expensive task. This work presents a framework for the development of low-dimensional models for application to aerofoil icing. The framew...
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