45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit · 2007 · 10 citations · 9 references
EngineeringAerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAerodynamicsComputational Fluid DynamicsFluid DynamicsAirfoil TheoryComputational AerodynamicsExternal AerodynamicsLow-reynolds-number FlowLow-speed AerodynamicsUnsteady AerodynamicsAirfoil AerodynamicsFlow Around AirfoilsLaminar Separation BubbleLow Reynolds Number AerodynamicsNumerical Flow SimulationNumerical SimulationReynolds NumberSkin Friction
Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) are noted for their small size and low-Reynolds number flight regime. The aerodynamic behavior for this class of aircraft is mostly governed by unsteadiness and a laminar separation bubble. To this end, numerical simulations are performed for the Eppler 387 airfoil at a variety of angles of attack. The simulations are quasi-two dimensional in nature; that is, they are perfomed with a three-dimensional code in a manner that produces two-dimensional results. Drag polar, time averaged lift histories, pressure distribution, are skin friction distribution on the airfoil are examined. These simulations are a stepping stone to analysis of the three-dimensional eects in this flow.
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Flexible-wing-based micro air vehicles
Peter Ifju, D. G. Jenkins, Scott Ettinger et al. · 2002 · 246 citations
Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +17
Low-Reynolds-number separation on an airfoil
Jie Lin, Laura L. Pauley · AIAA Journal · 1996 · 235 citations