Affiliation:
1. SAKARYA UNIVERSITY
2. IZMIR DEMOCRACY UNIVERSITY
3. SAKARYA ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Abstract
Appropriate design parameters need to be determined for unmanned aerial vehicles that can perform kamikaze missions. In this study, a UAV with 3 different wing configurations and a fuselage and tail wings were designed, and the flow around the wing was examined using computational fluid mechanics. Advanced modeling techniques were employed to simulate and analyze the aerodynamic behavior of these configurations. The effect of angle of attack (AoA), wing positioning on the fuselage, and wing configurations were investigated. Due to the effect of the wing sweep angle, high-pressure values in the arrow-angle wing were lower than in rectangular and trapezoidal wings. In a similar situation, the flow separation on the arrow-angle wing is less advanced towards the wing tip. When the wing type and connection location were examined, the highest ${{C}_{l}}/{{C}_{d}}$ ratio was obtained in the trapezoidal model connected to the fuselage in the middle. The results of numerical wing models compared with the theoretical lift coefficient were consistent. Trapezoidal and rectangular wings had a high lift coefficient, but after ${{15}^{\circ }}$ of AoA, the lift coefficient decreased. At angles of attack beyond ${{15}^{\circ }}$, the arrow-angle wing still has an increasing lift coefficient. As the angle of attack increased, the drag coefficient was also enhanced. The lowest drag coefficient occurred in the arrow-angle wing model. Up to ${{5}^{\circ }}$of AoA, all wing models raised the ${{C}_{l}}/{{C}_{d}}$ ratio. The ${{C}_{l}}/{{C}_{d}}$ ratio decreased at higher angles of attack. As a result of the examination, it would be more correct to choose trapezoidal and arrow-angle wings.
Publisher
Journal of Mathematical Sciences and Modelling
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