Experiments on Free-to-Pivot Hover Motions of Multi-hinged Flat Plates
Experiments on Free-to-Pivot Hover Motions of Multi-hinged Flat Plates
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多铰平板自由枢转悬停运动实验
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2011
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L. Bernal
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Kenneth Granlund;M. Ol;L. Bernal
We extend recent work on flat plates undergoing imposed translation of their leading edge, hinged at the leading edge and free to pivot between 45° angle limiters, to several parameter studies. The first considers aspect ratio effects, with the finding that aspect ratio affects flowfield history but not aerodynamic force history (thrust production or resistive force). The second considers various duty cycles of imposed leading edge acceleration, with the finding that there is not a discernable acceleration effect on aerodynamic force history, and in particular no memory-effects after the plate has attained its limiting incidence angle. The third study compares single-element plates hinged at the leading edge, with double element plates, the latter having a second hinge running spanwise along the midchord. The latter is a surrogate for preliminary study of structural flexibility effects. Double-element plates produce both less thrust and have less resistive force, resulting in most cases in slightly lower figure of merit than that of comparable single-element plates, except for very small stroke to chord ratios.