一项关于动态扭动对前进飞行翼的空气动力学影响的数值研究
Yuanbo Dong1, Bifeng Song1,2,3, Wenqing Yang1,2,3
1National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Aerodynamic Design and Research, School of Aeronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, People's Republic of China.
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
|February 2, 2024
概括
灵感来自蜂鸟的动态翼扭曲,增强了空气动力学力量和飞行效率. 这项研究揭示了翅膀扭转如何提高推力,稳定性和推进效率,在翅飞行.
科学领域:
- 生物力学 生物力学
- 空气动力学 航空动力学
- 流体动力学 流体动力学
背景情况:
- 自然的飞行脊椎动物,如蜂鸟,表现出了非凡的飞行能力.
- 了解机翼动力学对于推进生物灵感飞行技术至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了数值地研究动态翅膀扭曲在鸟般的飞翅膀模型.
- 分析动态扭转对空气动力学力和效率的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用了计算流体动力学 (CFD) 模拟.
- 像蜂鸟一样的飞翼模型被用于动态扭曲分析.
主要成果:
- 动态机翼扭转通过保持最佳的攻击角度来增强时间平均推力和垂直力.
- 机翼扭转提高了推进效率,并控制了空气流的分离,稳定了前沿流 (LEV).
- 该研究确定了最佳的动态扭转参数,并提出了翅膀投的修改,以提高在更高的前进比率上的效率.
结论:
- 动态翅膀扭曲是蜂鸟卓越飞行能力的关键机制.
- 这项研究为生物灵感的飞翼系统的设计提供了宝贵的见解.
- 优化的动态扭转和投策略可以显著提高飞飞行性能.
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