Computational study of the effect of dimples and bumps on an unmanned aerial vehicle wing, configuration optimization and comparison with experimental wind tunnel results

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Δημητρόπουλος, Δημήτριος
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Dimitropoulos, Dimitrios
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: 2023
• Θέματα: Aerodynamics; UAV; Boundary layer; Separation; Passive control; CFD; Poly-Hexcore; Αεροδυναμική; Οριακό στρώμα; Αποκόλληση; Παθητικός έλεγχος

The climate crisis and the environmental degradation that have emerged in recent years have made the reduction of the aviation industry’s carbon footprint, via the aerodynamic optimization of aircrafts, a very important research topic. The aim of the present work is to improve the aerodynamic perfor...