协同飞行蛇翼中的空气动力学相互作用的数值分析
Yuchen Gong1, Jiacheng Guo1, Alexander He2
1Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)
|March 26, 2025
概括
飞行蛇通过使用它们的身体部分一起来改善滑翔. 这种空气动力学相互作用通过优化气体之间的流动力学,显著提高了升降-拖拉比率.
科学领域:
- 空气动力学 航空动力学
- 生物启发的工程是生物启发的工程.
- 流体动力学 流体动力学
背景情况:
- 飞行蛇利用平坦的身体和S形姿势来滑翔.
- 上游的车身部分产生影响下游部分的后继结构.
研究的目的:
- 调查代表飞蛇横截面的双重气形之间空气动力学相互作用.
- 分析薄膜定位和运动对滑翔性能的影响.
主要方法:
- 数字模拟二维蛇横截面气翼的数值模拟.
- 使用沉浸边界方法的不压缩流量溶解器.
- 树的拓局部网状精细化用于准确的分析.
主要成果:
- 将下游气形与上游气形对齐,可以减少86.5%的升力和96.3%的阻力.
- 与单个气形相比,这种双重配置增加了3.77倍的提升-拖拉比率.
- 上游和下游前端之间的状相互作用提高了滑翔效率.
结论:
- 配对的气形结构,模仿飞行蛇的姿势,显著提高了空气动力学效率.
- 优化身体姿势和结合投球运动可以进一步提高滑翔性能.
- 结果为设计高效的生物灵感飞行器提供了洞察力.
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