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A multi-fidelity approach for aerodynamic performance computations of formation flight

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dc.creator Singh, Diwakar
dc.creator Antoniadis, Antonios
dc.creator Tsoutsanis, Panagiotis
dc.creator Shin, Hyo-Sang
dc.creator Tsourdos, Antonios
dc.creator Mathekga, Samuel
dc.creator Jenkins, Karl W.
dc.date 2018-07-02T08:34:34Z
dc.date 2018-07-02T08:34:34Z
dc.date 2018-06-15
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-25T16:36:43Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-25T16:36:43Z
dc.identifier Diwakar Singh, Antonios F. Antoniadis, Panagiotis Tsoutsanis, et al., A multi-fidelity approach for aerodynamic performance computations of formation flight. Aerospace, Volume 5, Issue 2, article number 66
dc.identifier 2226-4310
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace5020066
dc.identifier http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13294
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/182153
dc.description This paper introduces a multi-fidelity computational framework for the analysis of aerodynamic performance of flight formation. The Vortex Lattice and Reynolds Averaged Navier–Stokes methods form the basis of the framework, as low- and high-fidelity, respectively. Initially, the computational framework is validated for an isolated wing, and then two rectangular NACA23012 wings are considered for assessing the aerodynamic performance of this formation; the optimal relative position is through the multi-fidelity framework based on the total drag reduction. The performance estimates are in good agreement with experimental measurements of the same configuration. Total aerodynamic performance of formation flight is also assessed with respect to attitude variations of the lifting bodies involved. The framework is also employed to determine the optimal position of blended-wing-body unmanned aerial vehicles in tandem formation flight.
dc.language en
dc.publisher MDPI
dc.rights Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject multi-fidelity
dc.subject aerodynamic performance
dc.subject formation
dc.subject VLM
dc.subject RANS
dc.title A multi-fidelity approach for aerodynamic performance computations of formation flight
dc.type Article


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