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Aerodynamic Design, Analysis and Validation of a Small Blended-Wing-Body Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Wang, Kelei Zhou, Zhou |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | This paper describes the aerodynamic design and assessment of a blended-wing–body (BWB) configuration under the distributed electric propulsion (DEP) installation constraints. The aerodynamic design rationale and process is described, as well as how the DEP system is considered and simplified in the optimization design process. Both the BWB configuration and the DEP induced effects are numerically simulated and analyzed using the Reynolds Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) flow solvers. To further demonstrate the feasibility and reliability of the design approach, the wind tunnel tests of a scaled model of the designed BWB configuration are carried out, and both the aerodynamic characteristics and the BWB surface flow are measured and analyzed. The results indicate the reliability and feasibility of the optimization design method introduced in this paper. |
| Starting Page | 36 |
| e-ISSN | 22264310 |
| DOI | 10.3390/aerospace9010036 |
| Journal | Aerospace |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 9 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-01-11 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aerospace Aerospace Engineering Blended-wing–body Configuration Distributed Electric Propulsion Wind Tunnel Test Aerodynamic Characteristics Optimization Design |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
