An investigation of vortex flows over low sweep delta wings

G Taylor, T Schnorbus, I Gursul - 33rd AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference …, 2003 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper presents the results of a recent investigation into the vortex structure over a
nonslender delta wing with leading edge sweep, Λ= 50. A flow visualisation study in water …

Implications of scale effect for the prediction of high angle of attack aerodynamics

CD Munro, P Krus, C Jouannet - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2005 - Elsevier
Scale effect is of significance in all experimental aerodynamics testing. At high angles of
attack such issues as Reynolds and Mach number scaling are further complicated by the …

Vortex flows over fixed-wing micro air vehicles

I Gursul, G Taylor, C Wooding - 40th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting …, 2002 - arc.aiaa.org
Current and future fixed-wing micro air vehicles (MAVs) exhibit a variety of separated and
vortex-dominated flow fields including tip vortices, leading-edge vortices, vortex shedding …

Effect of thickness-to-chord ratio on aerodynamics of non-slender delta wing

MS Ghazijahani, MM Yavuz - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
The effect of thickness-to-chord (t/C) ratio on aerodynamics of a non-slender delta wing with
sweep angle of 45 degree is characterized in a low-speed wind tunnel using laser …

Delta wing design in earliest nektonic vertebrates

H Botella, RA Fariña, F Huera-Huarte - Communications Biology, 2024 - nature.com
The colonization of the pelagic realm by the vertebrates represents one of the major
transitions in the evolutionary success of the group and in the establishment of modern …

[HTML][HTML] 基于雨燕翅膀的仿生三角翼气动特性计算研究 1

张庆, 叶正寅 - 力学学报, 2021 - lxxb.cstam.org.cn
摘要针对低雷诺数微型飞行器的气动布局, 设计出类似雨燕翅膀的一组具有不同前缘钝度的中等
后掠($\varLambda= 50^{\circ} $) 仿生三角翼. 为了定量对比研究三角翼后缘收缩产生的气动 …

Theoretical and experimental investigation of biplane delta wings

LW Traub - Journal of aircraft, 2001 - arc.aiaa.org
EARLY ight endeavors led to the prominence of the multiplane configuration. The moderate
lifting performance and structural integrity of early ying machines found redemption in the …

Effects of Plain and Gurney Flaps on a Nonslender Delta Wing

LW Traub - Journal of Aircraft, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
A low-speed wind tunnel investigation was conducted to characterize the performance of
plain and Gurney flaps on a 55 deg sweep delta wing. The geometry of the plain trailing …

[PDF][PDF] An assessment of the usefulness of water tunnels for aerodynamic investigations

LP Erm, MV Ol - DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY …, 2012 - Citeseer
Water tunnels are emerging as a possible useful alternative to small low-speed wind tunnels
for an expanded range of aerodynamic testing. In this report, an assessment is made …

Effect of a pusher propeller on a delta wing

LW Traub - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
A low speed wind tunnel investigation was conducted to examine the effect of a pusher
propeller on a 65 deg sweep delta wing. Two different propeller diameters were evaluated …