Aerodynamic optimization of a VTOL drone using winglets
In this work, an aerodynamic optimization of a VTOL drone wing has been carried out by implementing winglets. A dual methodology has been used employing a CFD study with the open source code OpenFOAM and applying the Vortex Lattice Method with the open source tool XFLR5 for different configurations...
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| author | Marina Prieto Mara S. Escarti-Guillem Sergio Hoyas |
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| description | In this work, an aerodynamic optimization of a VTOL drone wing has been carried out by implementing winglets. A dual methodology has been used employing a CFD study with the open source code OpenFOAM and applying the Vortex Lattice Method with the open source tool XFLR5 for different configurations and wingtips: the original wing, raked wingtips, and blended winglets. A comparison between the two software has been conducted to determine the validity of XFLR5 and to quantify the error in calculating the aerodynamic coefficients and the bending moment. XFLR5 offers the same trends as RANS at a fraction of the cost, allowing the use of XFLR5 for the first stages of design. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79a341c61694498eb514eadb1f00baab2023-01-05T04:32:37ZengElsevierResults in Engineering2590-12302023-03-0117100855Aerodynamic optimization of a VTOL drone using wingletsMarina Prieto0Mara S. Escarti-Guillem1Sergio Hoyas2Instituto Universitario de Matemática Pura y Aplicada, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022, Valencia, SpainInstituto Universitario de Matemática Pura y Aplicada, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022, Valencia, Spain; Comet Ingeniería, Convento Carmelitas, 2, 46010, Valencia, SpainInstituto Universitario de Matemática Pura y Aplicada, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022, Valencia, Spain; Corresponding author.In this work, an aerodynamic optimization of a VTOL drone wing has been carried out by implementing winglets. A dual methodology has been used employing a CFD study with the open source code OpenFOAM and applying the Vortex Lattice Method with the open source tool XFLR5 for different configurations and wingtips: the original wing, raked wingtips, and blended winglets. A comparison between the two software has been conducted to determine the validity of XFLR5 and to quantify the error in calculating the aerodynamic coefficients and the bending moment. XFLR5 offers the same trends as RANS at a fraction of the cost, allowing the use of XFLR5 for the first stages of design.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123022005254CFDUAVAerodynamicsWingletVLM |
| spellingShingle | Marina Prieto Mara S. Escarti-Guillem Sergio Hoyas Aerodynamic optimization of a VTOL drone using winglets Results in Engineering CFD UAV Aerodynamics Winglet VLM |
| title | Aerodynamic optimization of a VTOL drone using winglets |
| title_full | Aerodynamic optimization of a VTOL drone using winglets |
| title_fullStr | Aerodynamic optimization of a VTOL drone using winglets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aerodynamic optimization of a VTOL drone using winglets |
| title_short | Aerodynamic optimization of a VTOL drone using winglets |
| title_sort | aerodynamic optimization of a vtol drone using winglets |
| topic | CFD UAV Aerodynamics Winglet VLM |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123022005254 |
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