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I. Introduction
Abstract:A flying wing possesses no definite fuselage and no horizontal tail
surfaces resulting in lesser drag surfaces, a larger wing area with a better range
II. Numerical and endurance as co... View more
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III. CFD Analysis
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IV. Structural A flying wing possesses no definite fuselage and no horizontal tail surfaces
Analysis resulting in lesser drag surfaces, a larger wing area with a better range and
endurance as compared to a conventional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The
V. Conclusion
present work explores an efficient and stable flight of a flying wing UAV at a
lower Reynolds number using backward facing step wing profile. Numerical
Authors simulations for flow over a wing with NACA0012 airfoil, having a backward
facing step along the length of its chord, on its upper surface were performed.
Figures The depth of the step was also varied to find out an optimum depth of the step
to improve its aerodynamic performance. This work involves two-dimensional
References and three-dimensional steady state and transient simulations followed by the
introduction of the wing end-plates to control the wingtip vortices. Here, the
Citations wings were designed, based on their aspect- and taper-ratios. Structural
analysis was carried out to investigate the natural modes and frequencies in the
Keywords current wing configurations.

Metrics Published in: 2017 14th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences
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Date of Conference: 10-14 January INSPEC Accession Number: 16710028
2017
 DOI: 10.1109/IBCAST.2017.7868098
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 02 March
2017 Publisher: IEEE

 ISBN Information: Conference Location: Islamabad,

Pakistan
Electronic ISSN: 2151-1411

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I. Introduction
In order to get better aerodynamic performance from the airfoils,
passive control methods such as the use of stepped airfoils are
being utilized. Active control methods are efficient but passive
control methods that allow structural modifications are easier to
achieve and less expensive. The use of passive control methods
has been known to affect the aerodynamic behavior of the airfoil.
These methods include the use of cavities or flaps but in this
case, the introduction of a backward facing step has been
acknowledged. For the airfoils that primarily operate in the low
Reynolds number regime, the primary effect is in the laminar
separation bubble, in which case an initial laminar boundary layer
flow separates from the airfoil upon facing an adverse pressure
gradient transition occurring to the turbulent flow and then
subsequent reattachment of the flow to the airfoil surface. The
other key effect in the lower Reynolds number regime is the
hysteresis effect. So the aerodynamic performance or the lift and
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laminar separation bubble. The idea a stepped airfoil was first
introduced by Richard Kline2. The effects of backward facing
step have been studied using the particle image velocimetry
method (PIV) i.e. experimentally performed by Matin 1. Previously
very few studies have been done on at low Reynold's numbers on
modified airfoil. This is the reason as to why this study makes it
even more essential for the passive control methods to be
utilized in the field of aerodynamics so as to apply this concept
of stepped airfoils in MA V s along with UAVs. This could also
prove useful in terms of replacing the complex active control
methods so as to achieve lower cost and less complex solutions.
The aim of this article is to present the lift and drag coefficient
results at low Reynolds number (Re = 0.28 million) on an airfoil
having backward facing step at various locations. Then the
structural analysis has also been done to make sure that the
resulting design is secure.

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