Computational Evaluation of Control Surfaces Aerodynamics for a Mid-Range Commercial Aircraft
Computational fluid dynamics is employed to predict the aerodynamic properties of the prototypical trailing-edge control surfaces for a small, regional transport, commercial aircraft. The virtual experiments are performed at operational flight conditions, by resolving the mean turbulent flow field a...
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doaj-3d6ff3461d3d4add95d3f706fd3b32022020-11-25T03:14:02ZengMDPI AGAerospace2226-43102020-09-01713913910.3390/aerospace7100139Computational Evaluation of Control Surfaces Aerodynamics for a Mid-Range Commercial AircraftNunzio Natale0Teresa Salomone1Giuliano De Stefano2Antonio Piccolo3Engineering Department, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, ItalyEngineering Department, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, ItalyEngineering Department, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, ItalyLeonardo Aircraft Company, 80038 Pomigliano d’Arco, ItalyComputational fluid dynamics is employed to predict the aerodynamic properties of the prototypical trailing-edge control surfaces for a small, regional transport, commercial aircraft. The virtual experiments are performed at operational flight conditions, by resolving the mean turbulent flow field around a realistic model of the whole aircraft. The Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes approach is used, where the governing equations are solved with a finite volume-based numerical method. The effectiveness of the flight control system, during a hypothetical conceptual pre-design phase, is studied by conducting simulations at different angles of deflection, and examining the variation of the aerodynamic loading coefficients. The proposed computational modeling approach is verified to have good practical potential, also compared with reference industrial data provided by the Leonardo Aircraft Company.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/7/10/139computational fluid dynamicsflight control surfacesindustrial aerodynamics |
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Computational Evaluation of Control Surfaces Aerodynamics for a Mid-Range Commercial Aircraft |
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Computational Evaluation of Control Surfaces Aerodynamics for a Mid-Range Commercial Aircraft |
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Computational Evaluation of Control Surfaces Aerodynamics for a Mid-Range Commercial Aircraft |
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Computational Evaluation of Control Surfaces Aerodynamics for a Mid-Range Commercial Aircraft |
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Computational Evaluation of Control Surfaces Aerodynamics for a Mid-Range Commercial Aircraft |
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computational evaluation of control surfaces aerodynamics for a mid-range commercial aircraft |
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Computational fluid dynamics is employed to predict the aerodynamic properties of the prototypical trailing-edge control surfaces for a small, regional transport, commercial aircraft. The virtual experiments are performed at operational flight conditions, by resolving the mean turbulent flow field around a realistic model of the whole aircraft. The Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes approach is used, where the governing equations are solved with a finite volume-based numerical method. The effectiveness of the flight control system, during a hypothetical conceptual pre-design phase, is studied by conducting simulations at different angles of deflection, and examining the variation of the aerodynamic loading coefficients. The proposed computational modeling approach is verified to have good practical potential, also compared with reference industrial data provided by the Leonardo Aircraft Company. |
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computational fluid dynamics flight control surfaces industrial aerodynamics |
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