Low Reynolds number aerodynamics of leading-edge and trailing-edge hinged control surfaces: Part I statics
Low Reynolds number aerodynamics of leading-edge and trailing-edge hinged control surfaces: Part I statics
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前缘和后缘铰接控制面的低雷诺数空气动力学:第一部分静力学
DOI:
10.1016/j.ast.2019.105563
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
5.6
通讯作者:
Watkins Simon
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作者:
Panta Ashim;Fisher Alex;Mohamed Abdulghani;Marino Matthew;Xu Ru;Liu Hao;Watkins Simon
The use of a leading-edge hinged control surface, as opposed to a traditional trailing-edge hinged control surface, is investigated in the context of improving control authority of fixed-wing Micro Air Vehicles when subject to gusts. Static and dynamics forces are considered in two separate papers (Part I and II). In Part I we document the static lift characteristics of two flat-plate airfoils, having either a 30% chord leading-or trailing-edge hinged control surface, resolved from surface pressure measurements captured at angles of attack ranging from 0∘ to 30∘ and control surface deflections from 0∘ to±45∘. The lift response of the airfoil with the leading-edge control surface was complex with a reversal in lift noted beyond specific control surface deflections (for eg, at α= 0∘, C L reversed beyond ψ=±20∘). The use of a trailing-edge control surface was found to be more effective than the leading-edge control surface. Analysis of the C P and C L fluctuations at fixed α and control surface deflections revealed the fluctuations were significantly less with leading-edge control surfaces than trailing-edge control surfaces. Furthermore, a simple potential flow model exhibited good correlation of C L against experimental results at small angles of attack and control surface deflections.