Experimental results for vortex dominated flow at a Lambda-wing with a round leading edge in steady flow

Wiggen, Stefan

doi:10.2514/6.2014-0050

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“…Results for tests at steady angles of attack were published in [13]. The model exhibited no critical structural response and showed low deformations.…”

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confidence: 97%

Development of a wind tunnel experiment for vortex dominated flow at a pitching Lambda wing

Wiggen

Voß

2014

CEAS Aeronaut J

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A half wing model, a test rig and new wind tunnel walls were designed to study the vortex development at a lambda wing. The model has a sweep angle of 53°and a round leading edge. It is designed for pitching oscillations around a mean angle of attack of up to 20°up to a free stream Mach number of 0.7. Unsteady aerodynamic load data shall be delivered for aeroelastic simulations of Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles. Due to the highly nonlinear aerodynamic character, the design and sizing of the model had to take into account load cases with beginning and fully developed vortices. Furthermore, the different characters at subsonic and transonic speeds had to be included. Coupled simulations with a finite element model including the mounting and the connection to the actuation system were performed to assess the stability and the dynamic response of the model. Furthermore, the test concept and the process of the design of the model will be described.

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“…Results for tests at steady angles of attack were published in [13]. The model exhibited no critical structural response and showed low deformations.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Development of a wind tunnel experiment for vortex dominated flow at a pitching Lambda wing

Wiggen

Voß

2014

CEAS Aeronaut J

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“…The latter ones will include increasing non-linear aerodynamic effects. First experiments were conducted successfully and results were published in [18]. …”

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Vortical flow prediction for the design of a wind tunnel experiment with a pitching lambda wing

Wiggen

Voß

2014

CEAS Aeronaut J

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The IWEX wind tunnel model (Instationäres Wirbelexperiment, German for: Unsteady Vortex Experiment) was developed to study vortical flow at static and oscillating angles of attack. Numerical computations were performed beforehand to study important aerodynamic aspects. The focus of this paper is on those results that were affecting the design of the model. The experimental concept of a new test rig, wind tunnel walls and the new half wing model is briefly described. The lambda wing has a purely round leading edge with a constant nose radius to chord ratio of 0.5 %. The flow characteristics of the main vortex, generated at the nose of the main wing, and the smaller tip vortex are specified. The inboard motion of the main vortex with increasing angle of attack and the consequences for the load distribution are described. The free stream Mach number range of the test envelope is from 0.3 to 0.7. Therefore, transonic effects, especially shock-vortex interactions triggering vortex development, had to be analyzed for a safe design of the model. A peniche was designed to minimize the differences of the flow character compared to reference results of the model without wind tunnel walls. The effects of corner separation and displacement are specified at different stages of the iterative process. Finally, basic results for a pitching motion are discussed, based on global and distributed coefficients.

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Unsteady surface pressures measured at a pitching Lambda wing with vortex dominated flow and transonic effects

Wiggen¹,

Henne²,

Klein³

et al. 2018

CEAS Aeronaut J

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Experimental results for vortex dominated flow at a Lambda-wing with a round leading edge in steady flow

Cited by 5 publications

References 22 publications

Development of a wind tunnel experiment for vortex dominated flow at a pitching Lambda wing

Development of a wind tunnel experiment for vortex dominated flow at a pitching Lambda wing

Vortical flow prediction for the design of a wind tunnel experiment with a pitching lambda wing

Unsteady surface pressures measured at a pitching Lambda wing with vortex dominated flow and transonic effects

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