Enclosure enhancement of flight performance
We use a potential flow solver to investigate the aerodynamic aspects of flapping flights in enclosed spaces. The enclosure effects are simulated by the method of images. Our study complements previous aerodynamic analyses which considered only the near-ground flight. The present results show that f...
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| author | Mehdi Ghommem Daniel Garcia Victor M. Calo |
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| description | We use a potential flow solver to investigate the aerodynamic aspects of flapping flights in enclosed spaces. The enclosure effects are simulated by the method of images. Our study complements previous aerodynamic analyses which considered only the near-ground flight. The present results show that flying in the proximity of an enclosure affects the aerodynamic performance of flapping wings in terms of lift and thrust generation and power consumption. It leads to higher flight efficiency and more than 5% increase of the generation of lift and thrust. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ea9735895194e308627ee45ebc6beb92022-12-22T02:24:02ZengElsevierTheoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters2095-03492014-01-014610.1063/2.1406203Enclosure enhancement of flight performanceMehdi Ghommem0Daniel Garcia1Victor M. Calo2Center for Numerical Porous Media (NumPor), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaMechanical Engineering, Center for Numerical Porous Media (NumPor), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaApplied Mathematics & Computational Science, Earth Science & Engineering Center for Numerical Porous Media (NumPor), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaWe use a potential flow solver to investigate the aerodynamic aspects of flapping flights in enclosed spaces. The enclosure effects are simulated by the method of images. Our study complements previous aerodynamic analyses which considered only the near-ground flight. The present results show that flying in the proximity of an enclosure affects the aerodynamic performance of flapping wings in terms of lift and thrust generation and power consumption. It leads to higher flight efficiency and more than 5% increase of the generation of lift and thrust.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095034915303524flapping flightenclosure effectsunsteady aerodynamics |
| spellingShingle | Mehdi Ghommem Daniel Garcia Victor M. Calo Enclosure enhancement of flight performance Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters flapping flight enclosure effects unsteady aerodynamics |
| title | Enclosure enhancement of flight performance |
| title_full | Enclosure enhancement of flight performance |
| title_fullStr | Enclosure enhancement of flight performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enclosure enhancement of flight performance |
| title_short | Enclosure enhancement of flight performance |
| title_sort | enclosure enhancement of flight performance |
| topic | flapping flight enclosure effects unsteady aerodynamics |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095034915303524 |
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