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Book Numerical Simulation of Aircraft Vortices

Download or read book Numerical Simulation of Aircraft Vortices written by Frank Thomas Zurheide and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Vortex wakes of Aircrafts

Download or read book Vortex wakes of Aircrafts written by A.S. Ginevsky and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-07-07 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigation of vortex wakes behind various aircraft, especially behind wide bodied and heavy cargo ones, is of both scientific and practical in terest. The vortex wakes shed from the wing’s trailing edge are long lived and attenuate only atdistances of10–12kmbehindthe wake generating aircraft. The encounter of other aircraft with the vortex wake of a heavy aircraft is open to catastrophic hazards. For example, air refueling is adangerous operationpartly due to thepossibility of the receiver aircraft’s encountering the trailing wake of the tanker aircraft. It is very important to know the behavior of vortex wakes of aircraft during theirtakeoff andlanding operations whenthe wakes canpropagate over the airport’s ground surface and be a serious hazard to other depart ing or arriving aircraft. This knowledge can help in enhancing safety of aircraft’s movements in the terminal areas of congested airports where the threat of vortex encounters limits passenger throughput. Theoreticalinvestigations of aircraft vortex wakes arebeingintensively performedinthe major aviationnations.Usedforthispurpose are various methods for mathematical modeling of turbulent flows: direct numerical simulation based on the Navier–Stokes equations, large eddy simulation using the Navier–Stokes equations in combination with subrigid scale modeling, simulation based on the Reynolds equations closed with a differential turbulence model. These approaches are widely used in works of Russian and other countries’ scientists. It should be emphasized that the experiments in wind tunnels and studies of natural vortex wakes behind heavy and light aircraft in flight experiments are equally important.

Book Separated and Vortical Flow in Aircraft Wing Aerodynamics

Download or read book Separated and Vortical Flow in Aircraft Wing Aerodynamics written by Ernst Heinrich Hirschel and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-04 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fluid mechanical aspects of separated and vortical flow in aircraft wing aerodynamics are treated. The focus is on two wing classes: (1) large aspect-ratio wings and (2) small aspect-ratio delta-type wings. Aerodynamic design issues in general are not dealt with. Discrete numerical simulation methods play a progressively larger role in aircraft design and development. Accordingly, in the introduction to the book the different mathematical models are considered, which underlie the aerodynamic computation methods (panel methods, RANS and scale-resolving methods). Special methods are the Euler methods, which as rather inexpensive methods embrace compressibility effects and also permit to describe lifting-wing flow. The concept of the kinematically active and inactive vorticity content of shear layers gives insight into many flow phenomena, but also, with the second break of symmetry---the first one is due to the Kutta condition---an explanation of lifting-wing flow fields. The prerequisite is an extended definition of separation: “flow-off separation” at sharp trailing edges of class (1) wings and at sharp leading edges of class (2) wings. The vorticity-content concept, with a compatibility condition for flow-off separation at sharp edges, permits to understand the properties of the evolving trailing vortex layer and the resulting pair of trailing vortices of class (1) wings. The concept also shows that Euler methods at sharp delta or strake leading edges of class (2) wings can give reliable results. Three main topics are treated: 1) Basic Principles are considered first: boundary-layer flow, vortex theory, the vorticity content of shear layers, Euler solutions for lifting wings, the Kutta condition in reality and the topology of skin-friction and velocity fields. 2) Unit Problems treat isolated flow phenomena of the two wing classes. Capabilities of panel and Euler methods are investigated. One Unit Problem is the flow past the wing of the NASA Common Research Model. Other Unit Problems concern the lee-side vortex system appearing at the Vortex-Flow Experiment 1 and 2 sharp- and blunt-edged delta configurations, at a delta wing with partly round leading edges, and also at the Blunt Delta Wing at hypersonic speed. 3) Selected Flow Problems of the two wing classes. In short sections practical design problems are discussed. The treatment of flow past fuselages, although desirable, was not possible in the frame of this book.

Book Numerical Simulation of Compressible Vortices

Download or read book Numerical Simulation of Compressible Vortices written by Scott A. Morton and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delta wing at a high angle of attack produces two vortices that generally undergo dramatic increases in core size, followed by the formation of regions of reversed flow. This phenomenon is called vortex breakdown and can have significant effects on the aircraft's lift, drag, and moment coefficients. The objective of this thesis is to provide a base line model of the compressible vortex, independent of the complex body interaction with the delta wing. The mathematical model is then used to simulate vortex breakdown for various vortex strengths, Reynolds numbers, and Mach numbers with particular attention given to the effects of compressibility. After running many simulations it was found that Mach number has a favorable effect by delaying vortex breakdown as defined above. Holding Reynolds number and vortex strength constant while increasing Mach number reduced the effective vortex strength while compressing the flow. Another important result of this compressible flow study was the disappearance of non-unique solutions at Re = 200 and V = 1.0 as Mach number was increased. No paths of non-unique solutions were found for M> 0.2. Keywords: Navier stokes solutions. (KR).

Book Numerical Simulation of Leading edge Vortex Rollup and Bursting

Download or read book Numerical Simulation of Leading edge Vortex Rollup and Bursting written by Steven Allan Brandt and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vortex aerodynamics has played an important role in the development of high performance aircraft in recent years. Although computer codes which solve the three dimensional Euler equations have been used extensively to study leading-edge vortices, they don't include physical viscosity effects associated with vortex flows. The Euler solvers do, however, contain numerical viscosity. As a result, viscosity effects in the Euler solutions such as vortex core size, vortex burst location, leading edge separation, and vortex rollup often do not agree quantitatively with results of physical experiments. The present work defines models for these physical viscosity effects which can be coupled with an Euler solver to improve modeling of vortex physics. A vortex core model is derived from the steady, incompressible Navier-Stokes equations written in cylindrical coordinates. The core model is coupled with an Euler solver and tested on a variety of delta wings over a range of angles of attack. The resulting surface pressure distributions and vortex burst locations are shown to be much closer than results from Euler codes alone. Theses. (jhd).

Book 3D Visualization of Unsteady 2D Airplane Wake Vortices

Download or read book 3D Visualization of Unsteady 2D Airplane Wake Vortices written by Kwan-Liu Ma and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: "Air flowing around the wing tips of an airplane forms horizontal tornado-like vortices that can be dangerous to following aircraft. The dynamics of such vortices, including ground and atmospheric effects, can be predicted by numerical simulation, allowing the safety and capacity of airports to be improved. In this paper, we introduce three-dimensional techniques for visualizing time-dependent, two-dimensional wake vortex computations, and the hazard strength of such vortices near the ground. We describe a vortex core tracing algorithm and a local tiling method to visualize the vortex evolution. The tiling method converts time-dependent, two-dimensional vortex cores into three-dimensional vortex tubes. Finally, a novel approach calculates the induced rolling moment on the following airplane at each grid point within a region near the vortex tubes and thus allows three-dimensional visualization of the hazard strength of the vortices. We also suggest ways of combining multiple visualization methods to present more information simultaneously."

Book Numerical Experiments in Homogeneous Turbulence

Download or read book Numerical Experiments in Homogeneous Turbulence written by Robert Sugden Rogallo and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book New Results in Numerical and Experimental Fluid Mechanics III

Download or read book New Results in Numerical and Experimental Fluid Mechanics III written by Siegfried Wagner and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2002-02-26 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the papers of a German symposium dealing with research and project work in numerical and experimental aerodynamics and fluidmechanics for aerospace and other applications. It gives a broad overview over the ongoing work in this field in Germany.

Book Numerical Modeling Studies of Wake Vortex Transport and Evolution Within the Planetary Boundary Layer

Download or read book Numerical Modeling Studies of Wake Vortex Transport and Evolution Within the Planetary Boundary Layer written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-27 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fundamental objective of this research is study behavior of aircraft wake vortices within atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) in support of developing the system, Aircraft VOrtex Spacing System (AVOSS), under NASA's Terminal Area Productivity (TAR) program that will control aircraft spacing within the narrow approach corridors of airports. The purpose of the AVOSS system is to increase airport capacity by providing a safe reduction in separation of aircraft compared to the now-existing flight rules. In our first funding period (7 January 19994 - 6 April 1997), we have accomplished extensive model development and validation of ABL simulations. Using the validated model, in our second funding period (7 April 1997 - 6 April 2000) we have investigated the effects of ambient atmospheric turbulence on vortex decay and descent, Crow instability, and wake vortex interaction with the ground. Recognizing the crucial influence of ABL turbulence on wake vortex behavior, we have also developed a software generating vertical profiles of turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) or energy dissipation rate (EDR), which are, in turn, used as input data in the AVOSS prediction algorithms. Lin, Yuh-Lang and Arya, S. Pal and Kaplan, Michael L. and Han, Jongil Langley Research Center NCC1-188

Book A Numerical Study of Strake Aerodynamics

Download or read book A Numerical Study of Strake Aerodynamics written by G. D. Kerlick and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of a combined experimental and analytical study of vortex shedding at sharp edges characteristic of strakes on fighter aircraft, numerical simulations were made of a two-dimensional and a three-dimensional case. The former is a sharp-edge flat plate normal to the flow, for which some experimental data were taken earlier in this program. The latter is a double-delta, sharp-edged wing at angle of attack. In both cases, a free-stream Mach number of 0.5 was used. The objective of the work was to investigate the suitability of using the numerical simulation to augment experimental flow field data, after the major features of the simulation were verified by data. Two existing Navier-Stokes codes developed at Ames Research Center NASA were used for the numerical simulations. Neither code had been used in an application involving flow separation, sharp edges, and the aggregation of vorticity into small regions in the flow such as the two present applications demonstrate. The applications of the codes were largely successful, in that for both applications the numerical flow fields generally reproduced the gross flow features exhibited by experimental data.

Book Numerical Simulation of the Flow about the F 18 Harv at High Angle of Attack

Download or read book Numerical Simulation of the Flow about the F 18 Harv at High Angle of Attack written by National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-10-21 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research has been aimed at validating numerical methods for computing the flow about the complete F-18 HARV at alpha = 30 deg and alpha = 45 deg. At 30 deg angle of attack, the flow about the F-18 is dominated by the formation, and subsequent breakdown, of strong vortices over the wing leading-edge extensions (LEX). As the angle of attack is increased to alpha = 45 deg, the fuselage forebody of the F-18 contains significant laminar and transitional regions which are not present at alpha = 30 deg. Further, the flow over the LEX at alpha = 45 deg is dominated by an unsteady shedding in time, rather than strong coherent vortices. This complex physics, combined with the complex geometry of a full-aircraft configuration, provides a challenge for current computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques. The following sections present the numerical method and grid generation scheme that was used, a review of prior research done to numerically model the F-18 HARV, and a discussion of the current research. The current research is broken into three main topics; the effect of engine-inlet mass-flow rate on the F-18 vortex breakdown position, the results using a refined F-18 computational model to compute the flow at alpha = 30 deg and alpha = 45 deg, and research done using the simplified geometry of an ogive-cylinder configuration to investigate the physics of unsteady shear-layer shedding. The last section briefly summarizes the discussion. Murman, Scott M. Unspecified Center NCC2-729...

Book An Evaluation of the Measurement Requirements for an In Situ Wake Vortex Detection System

Download or read book An Evaluation of the Measurement Requirements for an In Situ Wake Vortex Detection System written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-30 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Results of a numerical simulation are presented to determine the feasibility of estimating the location and strength of a wake vortex from imperfect in-situ measurements. These estimates could be used to provide information to a pilot on how to avoid a hazardous wake vortex encounter. An iterative algorithm based on the method of secants was used to solve the four simultaneous equations describing the two-dimensional flow field around a pair of parallel counter-rotating vortices of equal and constant strength. The flow field information used by the algorithm could be derived from measurements from flow angle sensors mounted on the wing-tip of the detecting aircraft and an inertial navigation system. The study determined the propagated errors in the estimated location and strength of the vortex which resulted from random errors added to theoretically perfect measurements. The results are summarized in a series of charts and a table which make it possible to estimate these propagated errors for many practical situations. The situations include several generator-detector airplane combinations, different distances between the vortex and the detector airplane, as well as different levels of total measurement error. Fuhrmann, Henri D. and Stewart, Eric C. Langley Research Center RTOP 505-69-59-04...

Book Aircraft Dynamic Loads Generated in Wake Vortex Encounters

Download or read book Aircraft Dynamic Loads Generated in Wake Vortex Encounters written by Carles Suñer Perucho and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study illustrated in these pages was developed in the Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity Department of the Military Aircraft division of Airbus Defence and Space in Getafe, Madrid (Spain). That department is a multidisciplinary one involving several categories. Some of its competences are the analysis of impacts, acoustics and vibrations for the aircraft and all their systems. Also, the dynamic response of the aircraft to different events is part of the tasks for that department. It is in that field where this project is located. Wake vortex encounters are a dynamic phenomenon similar to other excitations faced by aircraft in its usual operation. That excitation will induce dynamic loads in the aircraft structures as it passes through the wake. Obtaining and analyzing those loads are the main aims of this study. First, it is important to introduce the concept of aircraft wake. In order to achieve the goals of the study, it is necessary to start with the basics of the problem. This is the acknowledgement of the physics of aircraft wakes and how they are generated. Then, how those wakes act as an excitation for other aircraft as they perturb the velocity field of the air. Once the aircraft wakes are introduced, the next step consists of explaining the corresponding aircraft that will face those encounters. In this case, the particular aircraft is an Airbus A400M because that was the one used by Airbus Defence and Space in the campaign of the wake vortex encounters. The following considerations involve the procedures of the Structural Dynamics department in the computation of the numerical simulation for that kind of event. Therefore, it is necessary to know what the tools available for the resolution of this problem are and which aspects face each one. Furthermore, the software and models used in this study have been validated with flight tests and they are an excellent representation of the aircraft and problem considered. After the presentation of the problem, the aircraft considered and tools used, the wake model is the next aspect of study. This is one of the widest fields of aircraft wakes. Having a good wake model is necessary for the accuracy of the results and the main tasks are focused on the wake aging model. That is how the wake evolves and changes as times goes by. With all that, the last aspect of this study is the computation of the dynamic loads induced in wake vortex encounters. As it is an event that is not considered in aircraft regulations, it was difficult to define a particular scenario that is representative of the problem. For that reason, a stochastic analysis of the problem has been chosen to obtain the aircraft loads generated in this kind of event. This analysis consists of scattering the input variables affecting the problem and executing a high number of simulations. In that way, it is possible to derive a statistical behavior of the load response and establish a probability of occurrence for the results obtained. Finally, comparing those results with the reference loads of the aircraft, it is feasible to predict whether wake vortex encounters could be a significant event for the aircraft structure during its operational life.