A robust Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS)based solver is established to predict the complex unsteady aerodynamic characteristics of the Active Flap Control(AFC)rotor.The complex motion with multiple degrees of fr...A robust Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS)based solver is established to predict the complex unsteady aerodynamic characteristics of the Active Flap Control(AFC)rotor.The complex motion with multiple degrees of freedom of the Trailing Edge Flap(TEF)is analyzed by employing an inverse nested overset grid method.Simulation of non-rotational and rotational modes of blade motion are carried out to investigate the formation and development of TEF shedding vortex with high-frequency deflection of TEF.Moreover,the mechanism of TEF deflection interference with blade tip vortex and overall rotor aerodynamics is also explored.In nonrotational mode,two bundles of vortices form at the gap ends of TEF and the main blade and merge into a single TEF vortex.Dynamic deflection of the TEF significantly interferes with the blade tip vortex.The position of the blade tip vortex consistently changes,and its frequency is directly related to the frequency of TEF deflection.In rotational mode,the tip vortex forms a helical structure.The end vortices at the gap sides co-swirl and subsequently merge into the concentrated beam of tip vortices,causing fluctuations in the vorticity and axial position of the tip vortex under the rotor.This research concludes with the investigation on suppression of Blade Vortex Interaction(BVI),showing an increase in miss distance and reduction in the vorticity of tip vortex through TEF phase control at a particular control frequency.Through this mechanism,a designed TEF deflection law increases the miss distance by 34.7%and reduces vorticity by 11.9%at the target position,demonstrating the effectiveness of AFC in mitigating BVI.展开更多
Biomimetics has recently emerged as an interesting approach to enhance renewable energy technologies.In this work,bioinspired Trailing Edge Serrations(TES)were evaluated on a typical Vertical Axis Wind Turbine(VAWT)ai...Biomimetics has recently emerged as an interesting approach to enhance renewable energy technologies.In this work,bioinspired Trailing Edge Serrations(TES)were evaluated on a typical Vertical Axis Wind Turbine(VAWT)airfoil,the DU06-W200.As noise reduction benefits of these mechanisms are already well-established,this study focuses on their impact on airfoil and VAWT performance.A saw-tooth geometry was chosen based on VAWT specifications and existing research,followed by a detailed assessment through wind tunnel tests using a newly developed aerodynamic balance.For a broad spectrum of attack angles and Reynolds numbers,lift,drag,and pitching moments were carefully measured.The results show that TES enhance the lift-to-drag ratio,especially in stalled conditions,and postpone stall at negative angles,expanding the effective performance range.A notable increase in pitching moment also is also observed,relevant for blade-strut joint design.Additionally,the impact on turbine performance was estimated using an analytical model,demonstrating excellent accuracy when compared against previous experimental results.TES offer a modest 2%improve-ment in peak performance,though they slightly narrow the optimal tip-speed ratio zone.Despite this,the potential noise reduction and performance gains make TES a valuable addition to VAWT designs,especially in urban settings.展开更多
The seamless trailing edge morphing flap is investigated using a high-fidelity steady-state aerodynamic shape optimization to determine its optimum configuration for different flight conditions,including climb,cruise,...The seamless trailing edge morphing flap is investigated using a high-fidelity steady-state aerodynamic shape optimization to determine its optimum configuration for different flight conditions,including climb,cruise,and gliding descent.A comparative study is also conducted between a wing equipped with morphing flap and a wing with conventional hinged flap.The optimization is performed by specifying a certain objective function and the flight performance goal for each flight condition.Increasing the climb rate,extending the flight range and endurance in cruise,and decreasing the descend rate,are the flight performance goals covered in this study.Various optimum configurations were found for the morphing wing by determining the optimum morphing flap deflection for each flight condition,based on its objective function,each of which performed better than that of the baseline wing.It was shown that by using optimum configuration for the morphing wing in climb condition,the required power could be reduced by up to 3.8%and climb rate increases by 6.13%.The comparative study also revealed that the morphing wing enhances aerodynamic efficiency by up to 17.8%and extends the laminar flow.Finally,the optimum configuration for the gliding descent brought about a 43%reduction in the descent rate.展开更多
Trailing edge serrations(TESs)are capable of noticeably suppressing the turbulent trailing edge noise induced by rotating wind turbine blades and become an integral part of a blade.However,the challenges involved in t...Trailing edge serrations(TESs)are capable of noticeably suppressing the turbulent trailing edge noise induced by rotating wind turbine blades and become an integral part of a blade.However,the challenges involved in the dimensional design of serration height 2 h,wavelengthλand flap angleϕare yet to be dealt with in a satisfactory manner.To address the problem,a general model for simulating the effects of serrations on the hydrodynamic and aeroacoustic performance is proposed due to its ease of use and relatively low requirements for user input.The solid serrations are replicated by momentum sources calculated by its aerodynamic forces.Then,a case relevant to wind turbine airfoil is examined,a hybrid improved delay detached eddy simulation(IDDES)method coupled with FW-H integration is deployed to obtain the flow features and far-field sound pressure level.It is found that the modeling method could reproduce the flow field and noise as serrated airfoil.展开更多
SARISTU was a big cooperation project granted by the European Commission,7th Framework Programme,carried out between 2011 and 2015.It dealt with smart aeronautic structures,both morphing and sensored;its main target w...SARISTU was a big cooperation project granted by the European Commission,7th Framework Programme,carried out between 2011 and 2015.It dealt with smart aeronautic structures,both morphing and sensored;its main target was to demonstrate the feasibility of designing,manufacturing and operating in representative environment,instrumented structures.Till now,it represents the major effort carried out within the European Union on the development of adaptive architectures for air systems.Inside that big activity,the realization of an Adaptive Trailing Edge Device(ATED)for wing camber adaptations aimed at compensating the weight reduction following the fuel consumption during cruise was addressed.It made the core of investigations target variable geometry aircraft components together with two other analyses concerning the development of shape-changing winglet and droop nose.ATED activities were conducted by the Italian Aerospace Research Centre(CIRA)in tight cooperation with the University of Napoli,"Federico II",who coordinated a group of 12 different partners from 8 different nations(France,Germany,Greece,the Netherlands,Israel,Spain,Turkey,and Italy).In this paper,an integral synthesis of that work is reported,with a focus on the definition and realization of the components of the presented device.The publication is in fact meant as the first part of a series that is aimed at overviewing the whole adaptive trailing edge development,till wind tunnel tests execution.Such a concise report is a critical and harmonized review of what have been performed by many colleagues spread all over Europe,all of which are duly recalled in the reported bibliography where the reader may access more detailed information and descriptions.In detail,the paper starts with a general introduction of the concept and its aims,to move to the specs definition immediately after.Then,it deals with a short but comprehensive description of the main ATED components:structural skeleton,skin,actuation and sensing systems.It is worth remarking that the paragraph dedicated to the body frame includes some discussion about aeroelastic assessment and manufacture,seen as complementation for a complete assessment of the design constraints.展开更多
This paper presents the design and manufacturing of a new morphing wing system carried out at the Laboratory of Applied Research in Active Controls, Avionics and AeroServoElasticity(LARCASE) at the ETS in Montréa...This paper presents the design and manufacturing of a new morphing wing system carried out at the Laboratory of Applied Research in Active Controls, Avionics and AeroServoElasticity(LARCASE) at the ETS in Montréal. This first version of a morphing wing allows the deformation of its trailing edge, denote by Morphing Trailing Edge(MTE). In order to characterize the technical impact of this deformation, we compare its performance with that of a rigid aileron by testing in the LARCASE’s price-Pa?doussis subsonic wind tunnel. The first set of results shows that it is possible to replace an aileron by a MTE on a wing, as an improvement was observed for the MTE aerodynamic performances with respect to the aileron aerodynamic performances.The improvement consisted in the fact that the drag coefficient was smaller, and the lift-to-drag ratio was higher for the same lift coefficient.展开更多
This article deals with the effects of a blowing ratio measured with narrowband liquid crystal in transonic experiments on the heat transfer characteristics of trailing edge cutback. The experimental results are compa...This article deals with the effects of a blowing ratio measured with narrowband liquid crystal in transonic experiments on the heat transfer characteristics of trailing edge cutback. The experimental results are compared and contrasted in terms of available data for traditional experiments with thermocouples. It is concluded that the blowing ratio exerts rather significant effects on film cooling effectiveness distribution of the rib center line. As the blowing ratio decreases, similar to the cooling effectiveness distribution curve of the slot center line, that of the rib center line makes a clockwise rotation about the end. When the blowing ratio increases, the regular film cooling effectiveness curve of the surface becomes rather smooth. On the whole measuring surface, the most intensive heat transfer occurs at the extended borderline of the slot and the rib, neither at the rib center line nor at the slot center line. The experimental results of cooling effectiveness measured with thermocouples are lower than those with liquid crystal. In addition, the transient experiments using narrowband liquid crystal can eliminate the higher errors of Nusselt numbers in measurements with thermocouples at the slot outlet.展开更多
The morphing trailing edge based compliant mechanism is a developing technology which can increase lift-drag ratio for variable flight modes by bending down the trailing edge.Composite material design is integrated in...The morphing trailing edge based compliant mechanism is a developing technology which can increase lift-drag ratio for variable flight modes by bending down the trailing edge.Composite material design is integrated into topology optimization for the morphing trailing edge based compliant mechanism in the paper.A two-step optimization strategy is established to solve the integrated design problem.Initially,lamination parameters are introduced and viewed as a bridge between structure stiffness and fiber angles for composite material.Design variables include the lamination parameters and element density.The least-squares between actual and desired displacements at output points along trailing edge is adopted to evaluate the deformed capability of the trailing edge.An integrated optimization model for the composite morphing trailing edge is established with the volume constraints.The optimal topologic shape and lamination parameters are initially obtained.Subsequently,a least-squares optimization between fiber angles and the optimal lamination parameters is implemented to obtain optimal fiber angles.Finally,morphing capability of composites trailing edge based compliant mechanism is investigated by simulation and experiments.The results indicate the composites trailing edge based compliant mechanism can approximately bend down 8 degrees and satisfies the design requirement.展开更多
A new moving or dynamic thermal tensioning technique-welding with trailing intense cooling was numerically simulated by finite element method(FEM)and experimentally investigated.The simulation results indicate that tr...A new moving or dynamic thermal tensioning technique-welding with trailing intense cooling was numerically simulated by finite element method(FEM)and experimentally investigated.The simulation results indicate that trailing intense cooling can increase significantly the longitudinal tensile plastic strain within the weld and its adjacent zone during cooling stage,which can partially or completely counterbalance the longitudinal compressive plastic strain formed in the heating stage and the solidification shrinkage formed in the cooling stage.Therefore the longitudinal shrinkage remaining in the weld and the adjacent zone is greatly reduced,which means that the residual stresses in the weldments are kept in a lower value and the residual distortion can be mitigated effectively.Meanwhile a series of parametric studies were conducted to demonstrate the influences of several key parameters such as cooling distance, cooling power and cooling width on the effectiveness of distortion control.Experimental results also verify the effectiveness of this distortion control technique and the reliability of the numerical simulation.展开更多
In this paper, trailing vortices generated by three wingtip configurations, namely the M6wing and the M6 wing with a blended or split winglet, are experimentally investigated using the Stereo Particle Image Velocimetr...In this paper, trailing vortices generated by three wingtip configurations, namely the M6wing and the M6 wing with a blended or split winglet, are experimentally investigated using the Stereo Particle Image Velocimetry(SPIV) technology. Then, linear stability analysis is performed to investigate instability characteristics. Three corresponding trailing vortex patterns, including the isolated trailing vortex without wake(pattern v) and with wake(pattern v-w), co-rotating vortex pair(pattern v-v), are observed in experiments. The strength of trailing vortices, characterized by circulation, is reduced after installing winglets as expected, and the strength of pattern v-v can be further suppressed compared with pattern v-w. Moreover, instability characteristics, such as the eigenvalue spectrum and perturbation mode, are distinctive among these three vortex patterns.The distribution of eigenvalue spectrums indicates that pattern v and pattern v-w are temporally“marginally stable”, while pattern v-v is temporally “unstable.” The primary perturbation mode of pattern v and pattern v-w is the m =-1 helical mode, while |m|>1 for the case of pattern v-v.The effect of vortex dynamics and instability characteristics can be concluded in two aspects.Firstly, the value of induced drag is polluted by about 3% from vortex wandering since vortex wandering affects the tangential velocity and streamwise vorticity of trailing vortices. Secondly, the growth rate and penetration depth perturbation mode affect trailing vortex evolution and further affect induced drag. Specifically, the larger the growth rate and penetration depth are, the more turbulence injects inside the vortex core, thus leading to a quicker and more intense attenuation of trailing vortex, as well as a smaller induced drag. This finding can guide us to manipulate the induced drag in flow control.展开更多
In order to control welding stress and distortion, a new welding with trailing peening method based on the electromagnetic hammer was developed. This method uses the idea of constant frequency pulse width modulation f...In order to control welding stress and distortion, a new welding with trailing peening method based on the electromagnetic hammer was developed. This method uses the idea of constant frequency pulse width modulation for designing the control circuit of peening force and peening freqneney. The peening force can be adjusted between 0 and 1 000 N and the peening frequency ranges from 0 to 25 Hz. Peening force is applied to the weld metal and the weld toe during the welding by peening head. The experiments show that the method is portable and flexible, and it can adjust the distribution state of welding residual stress, making grain refinement. When the peening force is changed to 700 N and the peening frequency to 3 Hz, both the transverse and longitudinal residual stresses will drop obviously.展开更多
30CrMnSi, one kind of the medium-carbon quenching and tempering steel( MCQTT) , has been widely utilized in some industrial fields. However, just like some other MCQTT, this kind of steel also faces such problem as ...30CrMnSi, one kind of the medium-carbon quenching and tempering steel( MCQTT) , has been widely utilized in some industrial fields. However, just like some other MCQTT, this kind of steel also faces such problem as delayed cracking in its welded joints. In this paper, the delayed cracking and microstructure of the joints of 30CrMnSi steel were researched by SEM. Moreover, a method called welding with trailing impacting and rolling (WTIR) was utilized to solve the delayed cracking problem by decreasing the residual welding stress in the joint of 30CrMnSi. The crack-free joints of 30CrMnSi steel were obtained by using optimized parameters.展开更多
It is a promising and new technology to apply welding with trailing peening to control welding stress and distortion of titanium alloy.Numerical simulation of conventional welding and welding with trailing peening of ...It is a promising and new technology to apply welding with trailing peening to control welding stress and distortion of titanium alloy.Numerical simulation of conventional welding and welding with trailing peening of the titanium alloy sheet is carried out,using nonlinear finite element theory and the engineering analysis software MARC.The result shows that welding with trailing peening technology reduces longitudinal residual stress in welding joint effectively,and it is more effective to reduce residual stress to peen the weld than to peen the weld toe.It is a effective result that other technology and method used in welding can never achieved.展开更多
In the present work, Large Eddy Simulation (LES) of turbulent flows over a NACA 0015 airfoil is performed. The purpose of such numerical study is to relate the aerodynamic surface pressure with the noise generation. T...In the present work, Large Eddy Simulation (LES) of turbulent flows over a NACA 0015 airfoil is performed. The purpose of such numerical study is to relate the aerodynamic surface pressure with the noise generation. The results from LES are validated against detailed surface pressure measurements where the time history pressure data are recorded by the surface pressure microphones. After the flow-field is stabilized, the generated noise from the airfoil Trailing Edge (TE) is predicted using the acoustic analogy solver, where the results from LES are the input. It is found that there is a strong relation between TE noise and the aerodynamic pressure. The results of power spectrum density show that the fluctuation of aerodynamic pressure is responsible for noise generation.展开更多
The technology of trailing peening is a kind of promisingly bran-new technology which can be used to control weldingstress and distortion of Ti alloy thin plate. Control of TC4 Ti alloy thn plate welding stress and di...The technology of trailing peening is a kind of promisingly bran-new technology which can be used to control weldingstress and distortion of Ti alloy thin plate. Control of TC4 Ti alloy thn plate welding stress and distortion underthe condition of conventional welding and trailing peening is performed, respectively. The results show that thetechnology of trailing peening effectively reduces deflection and transverse shrinkage of thin plate weldment. Themaximum deflection is decreased from 15 mm under the conditior of conventional welding to 5 mm, while the weldtransverse shrinkage is decreased from 0.5 mm to about 0.1 mm.展开更多
The fatigue properties of 2024T3 aluminum alloy welded joint treated by different peening methods were examined. The different effects on fatigue performance of high strength aluminum welded joints were compared with ...The fatigue properties of 2024T3 aluminum alloy welded joint treated by different peening methods were examined. The different effects on fatigue performance of high strength aluminum welded joints were compared with each other by carry out a series tests using two different peening treatment samples. Results show that by applying synchronized hammer peening to the weak part of joint when weld was going on, trailing peening, may refine the grains near weld line, hardening the surface of weld toe and amend the distribution of residual stress. Because of these results the position of fracture of joint was moved from weld toe to weld line. Compared to the joints treated by peening after welding, the fatigue strength of weld joint treated by trailing peening was enhanced by more than 102%.展开更多
This paper presented an experimental investigation the effects of the trailing edge cooling on the aerodynamic performance. The experiments were conducted on the low-speed linear cascade tunnel at Northwestern Polytec...This paper presented an experimental investigation the effects of the trailing edge cooling on the aerodynamic performance. The experiments were conducted on the low-speed linear cascade tunnel at Northwestern Polytechnical University. The external aerodynamic characteristics in the 40 percent chord downstream of exit plane were measured using five-hole probe with the different ejection rates. The results showed that the total pressure loss coefficient at the middle spanwise plane increased at first and then it has a decreasing tendency with the increase of ejection ratio. The trailing edge cooling would influence the structure of the turbine cascade outlet flow field. When the ejection rate was 3%,the loss area near the blade endwall would become stronger,but it would become weaker with the 6% ejection ratio. On the whole,the trailing edge cooling had more influence on the profile loss than on the secondary loss.展开更多
Morphing wing has attracted many research attention and effort in aircraft technology development because of its advantage in lift to draft ratio and flight performance.Morphing wing technology combines the lift and c...Morphing wing has attracted many research attention and effort in aircraft technology development because of its advantage in lift to draft ratio and flight performance.Morphing wing technology combines the lift and control surfaces into a seamless wing and integrates the primary structure together with the internal control system.It makes use of the wing aeroelastic deformation induced by the control surface to gain direct force control through desirable redistribution of aerodynamic forces.However some unknown mechanical parameters of the control system and complexity of the integrated structure become a main challenge for dynamic modeling of morphing wing.To solve the problem,a method of test data based modal sensitivity analysis is presented to improve the morphing wing FE model by evaluating the unknown parameters and identifying the modeling boundary conditions.An innovative seamless morphing wing with the structure integrated with a flexible trailing edge control system is presented for the investigation.An experimental model of actuation system driven by a servo motor for the morphing wing is designed and established.By performing a vibration test and the proposed modal sensitivity analysis,the unknown torsional stiffness of the servo motor and the boundary condition of the actuation mechanism model is identified and evaluated.Comparing with the test data,the average error of the first four modal frequency of the improved FE model is reduced significantly to less than 4%.To further investigate the morphing wing modeling,a wing box and then a whole morphing wing model including the skin and integrated with the trailing edge actuation system are established and tested.By using the proposed method,the FE model is improved by relaxing the constraint between the skin and actuation mechanism.The results show that the average error of the first three modal frequency of the improved FE model is reduced to less than 6%.The research results demonstrate that the presented seamless morphing wing integrated with a flexible trailing edge control surface can improve aerodynamic characteristics.By using the test data based modal sensitivity analysis method,the unknown parameter and boundary condition of the actuation model can be determined to improve the FE model.The problem in dynamic modeling of high accuracy for a morphing wing can be solved in an effective manner.展开更多
A hybrid RANS-LES approach is used to resolve the Fore-body Side Vortex (FSV) separating from the KVLCC2 hull at 30° drift angle and Reynolds number ReLoa ≈ 2.56e6. The performance of the DES approach is evaluat...A hybrid RANS-LES approach is used to resolve the Fore-body Side Vortex (FSV) separating from the KVLCC2 hull at 30° drift angle and Reynolds number ReLoa ≈ 2.56e6. The performance of the DES approach is evaluated using a proper grid study. Besides, the following aspects of the CFD results are investigated: the resolution of turbulent energy, the prediction of instantaneous and time-averaged vortical structures, local flow features, the limiting streamlines and the evolution of the vortex core flow. New PIV data from wind tunnel experiments is compared to the latter. The results form a basis for future investigations in particular on the vortex interaction further downstream and the applicability of different kinds of turbulence models to trailing vortices like the FSV. Turbulence modelling is realised with the k-ω-SST-IDDES model presented in [1], the grids’ cell count is 6.4 M, 10.5 M and 17.5 M. Grid convergence of the time-averaged vortex core flow is observed. OpenFOAM version 1806 is used to carry out the simulations and snappyHexMesh to build the mesh.展开更多
The turbulent wakes behind trailing edge are analyzed for understanding of the flow mechanisms responsible for the generation of trailing edge noise. The TILS (turbulence integral length scale) of the turbulent wake...The turbulent wakes behind trailing edge are analyzed for understanding of the flow mechanisms responsible for the generation of trailing edge noise. The TILS (turbulence integral length scale) of the turbulent wake of hydrofoil with blunt trailing edge is calculated from TR-PIV (time-resolved particle image velocimetry) data. The temporal auto-correlation method based on Taylor hypothesis and spatial correlation method are used to get the TILS information of the turbulent wake of hydrofoil, respectively The comparison of results by two methods indicates that the spatial correlation method is independent on Taylor hypothesis and suitable to strong turbulence and non-isotropic turbulence.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11972190)。
文摘A robust Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS)based solver is established to predict the complex unsteady aerodynamic characteristics of the Active Flap Control(AFC)rotor.The complex motion with multiple degrees of freedom of the Trailing Edge Flap(TEF)is analyzed by employing an inverse nested overset grid method.Simulation of non-rotational and rotational modes of blade motion are carried out to investigate the formation and development of TEF shedding vortex with high-frequency deflection of TEF.Moreover,the mechanism of TEF deflection interference with blade tip vortex and overall rotor aerodynamics is also explored.In nonrotational mode,two bundles of vortices form at the gap ends of TEF and the main blade and merge into a single TEF vortex.Dynamic deflection of the TEF significantly interferes with the blade tip vortex.The position of the blade tip vortex consistently changes,and its frequency is directly related to the frequency of TEF deflection.In rotational mode,the tip vortex forms a helical structure.The end vortices at the gap sides co-swirl and subsequently merge into the concentrated beam of tip vortices,causing fluctuations in the vorticity and axial position of the tip vortex under the rotor.This research concludes with the investigation on suppression of Blade Vortex Interaction(BVI),showing an increase in miss distance and reduction in the vorticity of tip vortex through TEF phase control at a particular control frequency.Through this mechanism,a designed TEF deflection law increases the miss distance by 34.7%and reduces vorticity by 11.9%at the target position,demonstrating the effectiveness of AFC in mitigating BVI.
基金The authors wish to thank the financial support of the Spanish Ministry of Science,Innovation and Universities in reference to the Project:Efficiency improvement and noise reduction of a vertical axis wind turbine for urban environments(MERTURB)-Ref.MCINN-22-TED2021-131307B-100.
文摘Biomimetics has recently emerged as an interesting approach to enhance renewable energy technologies.In this work,bioinspired Trailing Edge Serrations(TES)were evaluated on a typical Vertical Axis Wind Turbine(VAWT)airfoil,the DU06-W200.As noise reduction benefits of these mechanisms are already well-established,this study focuses on their impact on airfoil and VAWT performance.A saw-tooth geometry was chosen based on VAWT specifications and existing research,followed by a detailed assessment through wind tunnel tests using a newly developed aerodynamic balance.For a broad spectrum of attack angles and Reynolds numbers,lift,drag,and pitching moments were carefully measured.The results show that TES enhance the lift-to-drag ratio,especially in stalled conditions,and postpone stall at negative angles,expanding the effective performance range.A notable increase in pitching moment also is also observed,relevant for blade-strut joint design.Additionally,the impact on turbine performance was estimated using an analytical model,demonstrating excellent accuracy when compared against previous experimental results.TES offer a modest 2%improve-ment in peak performance,though they slightly narrow the optimal tip-speed ratio zone.Despite this,the potential noise reduction and performance gains make TES a valuable addition to VAWT designs,especially in urban settings.
基金the Hydra Technologies team in Mexicothe CREATEUTILI Program for their financial support。
文摘The seamless trailing edge morphing flap is investigated using a high-fidelity steady-state aerodynamic shape optimization to determine its optimum configuration for different flight conditions,including climb,cruise,and gliding descent.A comparative study is also conducted between a wing equipped with morphing flap and a wing with conventional hinged flap.The optimization is performed by specifying a certain objective function and the flight performance goal for each flight condition.Increasing the climb rate,extending the flight range and endurance in cruise,and decreasing the descend rate,are the flight performance goals covered in this study.Various optimum configurations were found for the morphing wing by determining the optimum morphing flap deflection for each flight condition,based on its objective function,each of which performed better than that of the baseline wing.It was shown that by using optimum configuration for the morphing wing in climb condition,the required power could be reduced by up to 3.8%and climb rate increases by 6.13%.The comparative study also revealed that the morphing wing enhances aerodynamic efficiency by up to 17.8%and extends the laminar flow.Finally,the optimum configuration for the gliding descent brought about a 43%reduction in the descent rate.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51736008)“Transformational Technologies for Clean Energy and Demonstration”,Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDA21050303).
文摘Trailing edge serrations(TESs)are capable of noticeably suppressing the turbulent trailing edge noise induced by rotating wind turbine blades and become an integral part of a blade.However,the challenges involved in the dimensional design of serration height 2 h,wavelengthλand flap angleϕare yet to be dealt with in a satisfactory manner.To address the problem,a general model for simulating the effects of serrations on the hydrodynamic and aeroacoustic performance is proposed due to its ease of use and relatively low requirements for user input.The solid serrations are replicated by momentum sources calculated by its aerodynamic forces.Then,a case relevant to wind turbine airfoil is examined,a hybrid improved delay detached eddy simulation(IDDES)method coupled with FW-H integration is deployed to obtain the flow features and far-field sound pressure level.It is found that the modeling method could reproduce the flow field and noise as serrated airfoil.
基金The research herein reported did gratefully receive funding from Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union(FP7/2007-2013)under Grant Agreement N.284562,SARISTUThe project was prodigiously and effectively coordinated by Piet Christof Woelcken(Airbus)with the support of Michael Papadopoulos(EASN–European Aeronautic Science Network).
文摘SARISTU was a big cooperation project granted by the European Commission,7th Framework Programme,carried out between 2011 and 2015.It dealt with smart aeronautic structures,both morphing and sensored;its main target was to demonstrate the feasibility of designing,manufacturing and operating in representative environment,instrumented structures.Till now,it represents the major effort carried out within the European Union on the development of adaptive architectures for air systems.Inside that big activity,the realization of an Adaptive Trailing Edge Device(ATED)for wing camber adaptations aimed at compensating the weight reduction following the fuel consumption during cruise was addressed.It made the core of investigations target variable geometry aircraft components together with two other analyses concerning the development of shape-changing winglet and droop nose.ATED activities were conducted by the Italian Aerospace Research Centre(CIRA)in tight cooperation with the University of Napoli,"Federico II",who coordinated a group of 12 different partners from 8 different nations(France,Germany,Greece,the Netherlands,Israel,Spain,Turkey,and Italy).In this paper,an integral synthesis of that work is reported,with a focus on the definition and realization of the components of the presented device.The publication is in fact meant as the first part of a series that is aimed at overviewing the whole adaptive trailing edge development,till wind tunnel tests execution.Such a concise report is a critical and harmonized review of what have been performed by many colleagues spread all over Europe,all of which are duly recalled in the reported bibliography where the reader may access more detailed information and descriptions.In detail,the paper starts with a general introduction of the concept and its aims,to move to the specs definition immediately after.Then,it deals with a short but comprehensive description of the main ATED components:structural skeleton,skin,actuation and sensing systems.It is worth remarking that the paragraph dedicated to the body frame includes some discussion about aeroelastic assessment and manufacture,seen as complementation for a complete assessment of the design constraints.
基金NSERC for the Canada Research Chair in Aircraft Modeling and Simulation New Technologies Funding
文摘This paper presents the design and manufacturing of a new morphing wing system carried out at the Laboratory of Applied Research in Active Controls, Avionics and AeroServoElasticity(LARCASE) at the ETS in Montréal. This first version of a morphing wing allows the deformation of its trailing edge, denote by Morphing Trailing Edge(MTE). In order to characterize the technical impact of this deformation, we compare its performance with that of a rigid aileron by testing in the LARCASE’s price-Pa?doussis subsonic wind tunnel. The first set of results shows that it is possible to replace an aileron by a MTE on a wing, as an improvement was observed for the MTE aerodynamic performances with respect to the aileron aerodynamic performances.The improvement consisted in the fact that the drag coefficient was smaller, and the lift-to-drag ratio was higher for the same lift coefficient.
文摘This article deals with the effects of a blowing ratio measured with narrowband liquid crystal in transonic experiments on the heat transfer characteristics of trailing edge cutback. The experimental results are compared and contrasted in terms of available data for traditional experiments with thermocouples. It is concluded that the blowing ratio exerts rather significant effects on film cooling effectiveness distribution of the rib center line. As the blowing ratio decreases, similar to the cooling effectiveness distribution curve of the slot center line, that of the rib center line makes a clockwise rotation about the end. When the blowing ratio increases, the regular film cooling effectiveness curve of the surface becomes rather smooth. On the whole measuring surface, the most intensive heat transfer occurs at the extended borderline of the slot and the rib, neither at the rib center line nor at the slot center line. The experimental results of cooling effectiveness measured with thermocouples are lower than those with liquid crystal. In addition, the transient experiments using narrowband liquid crystal can eliminate the higher errors of Nusselt numbers in measurements with thermocouples at the slot outlet.
基金co-supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51375383 and 51575443)Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province of China(No.2019JQ-728)Doctor’s Research Foundation of Xi’an University of Technology of China(No.102-451118017)。
文摘The morphing trailing edge based compliant mechanism is a developing technology which can increase lift-drag ratio for variable flight modes by bending down the trailing edge.Composite material design is integrated into topology optimization for the morphing trailing edge based compliant mechanism in the paper.A two-step optimization strategy is established to solve the integrated design problem.Initially,lamination parameters are introduced and viewed as a bridge between structure stiffness and fiber angles for composite material.Design variables include the lamination parameters and element density.The least-squares between actual and desired displacements at output points along trailing edge is adopted to evaluate the deformed capability of the trailing edge.An integrated optimization model for the composite morphing trailing edge is established with the volume constraints.The optimal topologic shape and lamination parameters are initially obtained.Subsequently,a least-squares optimization between fiber angles and the optimal lamination parameters is implemented to obtain optimal fiber angles.Finally,morphing capability of composites trailing edge based compliant mechanism is investigated by simulation and experiments.The results indicate the composites trailing edge based compliant mechanism can approximately bend down 8 degrees and satisfies the design requirement.
文摘A new moving or dynamic thermal tensioning technique-welding with trailing intense cooling was numerically simulated by finite element method(FEM)and experimentally investigated.The simulation results indicate that trailing intense cooling can increase significantly the longitudinal tensile plastic strain within the weld and its adjacent zone during cooling stage,which can partially or completely counterbalance the longitudinal compressive plastic strain formed in the heating stage and the solidification shrinkage formed in the cooling stage.Therefore the longitudinal shrinkage remaining in the weld and the adjacent zone is greatly reduced,which means that the residual stresses in the weldments are kept in a lower value and the residual distortion can be mitigated effectively.Meanwhile a series of parametric studies were conducted to demonstrate the influences of several key parameters such as cooling distance, cooling power and cooling width on the effectiveness of distortion control.Experimental results also verify the effectiveness of this distortion control technique and the reliability of the numerical simulation.
基金the financial support from the Major Research of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.91952302)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2018M642007)。
文摘In this paper, trailing vortices generated by three wingtip configurations, namely the M6wing and the M6 wing with a blended or split winglet, are experimentally investigated using the Stereo Particle Image Velocimetry(SPIV) technology. Then, linear stability analysis is performed to investigate instability characteristics. Three corresponding trailing vortex patterns, including the isolated trailing vortex without wake(pattern v) and with wake(pattern v-w), co-rotating vortex pair(pattern v-v), are observed in experiments. The strength of trailing vortices, characterized by circulation, is reduced after installing winglets as expected, and the strength of pattern v-v can be further suppressed compared with pattern v-w. Moreover, instability characteristics, such as the eigenvalue spectrum and perturbation mode, are distinctive among these three vortex patterns.The distribution of eigenvalue spectrums indicates that pattern v and pattern v-w are temporally“marginally stable”, while pattern v-v is temporally “unstable.” The primary perturbation mode of pattern v and pattern v-w is the m =-1 helical mode, while |m|>1 for the case of pattern v-v.The effect of vortex dynamics and instability characteristics can be concluded in two aspects.Firstly, the value of induced drag is polluted by about 3% from vortex wandering since vortex wandering affects the tangential velocity and streamwise vorticity of trailing vortices. Secondly, the growth rate and penetration depth perturbation mode affect trailing vortex evolution and further affect induced drag. Specifically, the larger the growth rate and penetration depth are, the more turbulence injects inside the vortex core, thus leading to a quicker and more intense attenuation of trailing vortex, as well as a smaller induced drag. This finding can guide us to manipulate the induced drag in flow control.
基金The work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province of China under Grant No. E2006000528.
文摘In order to control welding stress and distortion, a new welding with trailing peening method based on the electromagnetic hammer was developed. This method uses the idea of constant frequency pulse width modulation for designing the control circuit of peening force and peening freqneney. The peening force can be adjusted between 0 and 1 000 N and the peening frequency ranges from 0 to 25 Hz. Peening force is applied to the weld metal and the weld toe during the welding by peening head. The experiments show that the method is portable and flexible, and it can adjust the distribution state of welding residual stress, making grain refinement. When the peening force is changed to 700 N and the peening frequency to 3 Hz, both the transverse and longitudinal residual stresses will drop obviously.
文摘30CrMnSi, one kind of the medium-carbon quenching and tempering steel( MCQTT) , has been widely utilized in some industrial fields. However, just like some other MCQTT, this kind of steel also faces such problem as delayed cracking in its welded joints. In this paper, the delayed cracking and microstructure of the joints of 30CrMnSi steel were researched by SEM. Moreover, a method called welding with trailing impacting and rolling (WTIR) was utilized to solve the delayed cracking problem by decreasing the residual welding stress in the joint of 30CrMnSi. The crack-free joints of 30CrMnSi steel were obtained by using optimized parameters.
文摘It is a promising and new technology to apply welding with trailing peening to control welding stress and distortion of titanium alloy.Numerical simulation of conventional welding and welding with trailing peening of the titanium alloy sheet is carried out,using nonlinear finite element theory and the engineering analysis software MARC.The result shows that welding with trailing peening technology reduces longitudinal residual stress in welding joint effectively,and it is more effective to reduce residual stress to peen the weld than to peen the weld toe.It is a effective result that other technology and method used in welding can never achieved.
文摘In the present work, Large Eddy Simulation (LES) of turbulent flows over a NACA 0015 airfoil is performed. The purpose of such numerical study is to relate the aerodynamic surface pressure with the noise generation. The results from LES are validated against detailed surface pressure measurements where the time history pressure data are recorded by the surface pressure microphones. After the flow-field is stabilized, the generated noise from the airfoil Trailing Edge (TE) is predicted using the acoustic analogy solver, where the results from LES are the input. It is found that there is a strong relation between TE noise and the aerodynamic pressure. The results of power spectrum density show that the fluctuation of aerodynamic pressure is responsible for noise generation.
文摘The technology of trailing peening is a kind of promisingly bran-new technology which can be used to control weldingstress and distortion of Ti alloy thin plate. Control of TC4 Ti alloy thn plate welding stress and distortion underthe condition of conventional welding and trailing peening is performed, respectively. The results show that thetechnology of trailing peening effectively reduces deflection and transverse shrinkage of thin plate weldment. Themaximum deflection is decreased from 15 mm under the conditior of conventional welding to 5 mm, while the weldtransverse shrinkage is decreased from 0.5 mm to about 0.1 mm.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 90205035 ).
文摘The fatigue properties of 2024T3 aluminum alloy welded joint treated by different peening methods were examined. The different effects on fatigue performance of high strength aluminum welded joints were compared with each other by carry out a series tests using two different peening treatment samples. Results show that by applying synchronized hammer peening to the weak part of joint when weld was going on, trailing peening, may refine the grains near weld line, hardening the surface of weld toe and amend the distribution of residual stress. Because of these results the position of fracture of joint was moved from weld toe to weld line. Compared to the joints treated by peening after welding, the fatigue strength of weld joint treated by trailing peening was enhanced by more than 102%.
文摘This paper presented an experimental investigation the effects of the trailing edge cooling on the aerodynamic performance. The experiments were conducted on the low-speed linear cascade tunnel at Northwestern Polytechnical University. The external aerodynamic characteristics in the 40 percent chord downstream of exit plane were measured using five-hole probe with the different ejection rates. The results showed that the total pressure loss coefficient at the middle spanwise plane increased at first and then it has a decreasing tendency with the increase of ejection ratio. The trailing edge cooling would influence the structure of the turbine cascade outlet flow field. When the ejection rate was 3%,the loss area near the blade endwall would become stronger,but it would become weaker with the 6% ejection ratio. On the whole,the trailing edge cooling had more influence on the profile loss than on the secondary loss.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11102019)
文摘Morphing wing has attracted many research attention and effort in aircraft technology development because of its advantage in lift to draft ratio and flight performance.Morphing wing technology combines the lift and control surfaces into a seamless wing and integrates the primary structure together with the internal control system.It makes use of the wing aeroelastic deformation induced by the control surface to gain direct force control through desirable redistribution of aerodynamic forces.However some unknown mechanical parameters of the control system and complexity of the integrated structure become a main challenge for dynamic modeling of morphing wing.To solve the problem,a method of test data based modal sensitivity analysis is presented to improve the morphing wing FE model by evaluating the unknown parameters and identifying the modeling boundary conditions.An innovative seamless morphing wing with the structure integrated with a flexible trailing edge control system is presented for the investigation.An experimental model of actuation system driven by a servo motor for the morphing wing is designed and established.By performing a vibration test and the proposed modal sensitivity analysis,the unknown torsional stiffness of the servo motor and the boundary condition of the actuation mechanism model is identified and evaluated.Comparing with the test data,the average error of the first four modal frequency of the improved FE model is reduced significantly to less than 4%.To further investigate the morphing wing modeling,a wing box and then a whole morphing wing model including the skin and integrated with the trailing edge actuation system are established and tested.By using the proposed method,the FE model is improved by relaxing the constraint between the skin and actuation mechanism.The results show that the average error of the first three modal frequency of the improved FE model is reduced to less than 6%.The research results demonstrate that the presented seamless morphing wing integrated with a flexible trailing edge control surface can improve aerodynamic characteristics.By using the test data based modal sensitivity analysis method,the unknown parameter and boundary condition of the actuation model can be determined to improve the FE model.The problem in dynamic modeling of high accuracy for a morphing wing can be solved in an effective manner.
文摘A hybrid RANS-LES approach is used to resolve the Fore-body Side Vortex (FSV) separating from the KVLCC2 hull at 30° drift angle and Reynolds number ReLoa ≈ 2.56e6. The performance of the DES approach is evaluated using a proper grid study. Besides, the following aspects of the CFD results are investigated: the resolution of turbulent energy, the prediction of instantaneous and time-averaged vortical structures, local flow features, the limiting streamlines and the evolution of the vortex core flow. New PIV data from wind tunnel experiments is compared to the latter. The results form a basis for future investigations in particular on the vortex interaction further downstream and the applicability of different kinds of turbulence models to trailing vortices like the FSV. Turbulence modelling is realised with the k-ω-SST-IDDES model presented in [1], the grids’ cell count is 6.4 M, 10.5 M and 17.5 M. Grid convergence of the time-averaged vortex core flow is observed. OpenFOAM version 1806 is used to carry out the simulations and snappyHexMesh to build the mesh.
文摘The turbulent wakes behind trailing edge are analyzed for understanding of the flow mechanisms responsible for the generation of trailing edge noise. The TILS (turbulence integral length scale) of the turbulent wake of hydrofoil with blunt trailing edge is calculated from TR-PIV (time-resolved particle image velocimetry) data. The temporal auto-correlation method based on Taylor hypothesis and spatial correlation method are used to get the TILS information of the turbulent wake of hydrofoil, respectively The comparison of results by two methods indicates that the spatial correlation method is independent on Taylor hypothesis and suitable to strong turbulence and non-isotropic turbulence.