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COMPARISON OF TURBULENCE MODELS ON ANALYSIS OF AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS AT TRANSONIC SPEED (천음속 영역에서 항공기 유동해석에 미치는 난류모델의 영향 비교)

  • Huh, J.;Lee, N.;Lee, S.;Kwak, E.
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.47-56
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    • 2015
  • In this paper, we study the effect of various turbulence models by comparing the aerodynamic characteristics and the flow patterns computed for aircraft models. An in-house CFD solver, MSAPv, that solves the three dimensional RANS equations with the turbulence model equations is used. The turbulence models used in this study are the Spalart-Allmaras model, Menter's $k-{\omega}$ SST model, Coakley's $q-{\omega}$ model, and Huang and Coakley's $k-{\varepsilon}$ model. DLR-F6 WB and WBNP configurations are selected for the study. We concentrate on the separated flow pattern variations with the turbulence models at the wing-body junction and the wing-pylon junction as well as drag polar curves.

Performance Evaluation and Improvement of Operational Aviation Turbulence Prediction Model for Middle- and Upper- Levels (중·상층 항공난류 예측모델의 성능 평가와 개선)

  • Yujeong Kang;Hee-Wook Choi;Yuna Choi;Sang-Sam Lee;Hye-Won Hwang;Hyuk-Je Lee;Yong Hee Lee
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.30-41
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    • 2023
  • Aviation turbulence, caused by atmospheric eddies, is a disruptive phenomenon that leads to abrupt aircraft movements during flight. To minimize the damages caused by such aviation turbulence, the Aviation Meteorological Office provides turbulence information through the Korea aviation Turbulence Guidance (KTG) and the Global-Korean aviation Turbulence Guidance (GKTG). In this study, we evaluated the performance of the KTG and GKTG models by comparing the in-situ EDR observation data and the generated aviation turbulence prediction data collected from the mid-level Korean Peninsula region from January 2019 to December 2021. Through objective validation, we confirmed the level of prediction performance and proposed improvement measures based on it. As a result of the improvements, the KTG model showed minimal difference in performance before and after the changes, while the GKTG model exhibited an increase of TSS after the improvements.

Analysis and Calibration of Propeller Power Effect for Turboprop Aircraft (터보프롭 항공기의 프로펠러 파워효과 해석 및 보정)

  • Park, Youngmin;Chung, Jindeog
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.62-66
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    • 2015
  • During the conceptual design of turboprop aircraft, the power effect driven from rotating propeller is typically obtained from empirical data. In the present paper, propeller power effect was obtained by using unsteady three-dimensional Navier-Stokes solver with $k-{\omega}$ turbulence model for the accurate prediction of turboprop aircraft performance. In order to simulate the relative motion between propeller and fuselage, unsteady sliding mesh method was used. During simulation, three flow conditions such as climb, cruise and descending flight were selected considering the flight envelop of the real turboprop aircraft. For the correction of aerodynamic coefficients, the thrust effect of engine exhaust gas was included based on the engine manufacturer's data. Using the computational results, the correction table for the aerodynamic coefficient of turboprop aircraft was suggested for the performance analysis of turboprop aircraft.

Parameter estimation and flight simulation of a single turbo-prop aircraft (단발 터어보프롭 항공기의 파라메터 추정 및 비행시뮬레이션)

  • Lee, Hwan;Lee, Sang-Gi
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.1659-1662
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    • 1997
  • The objective of this paper is to estimate the aerodynamic derivatives of a single turbo-prop aircraft at a specified flight condition for the best deduction of the dynamic characteristics using modified maximum likelihood estimation method whcih is known to be unbiased, efficient, and consistent. The flight test data necessary to the estimation of aerodynamic derivatives is obtained by implementing the six degree of freedom nonlinear flight simulation to consider the effects of several control input types, control deflection amplitudes, and intensity of turbulence. The simulated data is added with the measurement noise, which is regarded as the actual flight test data.

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Parameter estimation of a single turbo-prop aircraft dynamic model (단발 터어보프롭 항공기 동적 모델의 파라메터추정)

  • Lee, Hwan;Lee, Sang-Kee
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.38-44
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    • 1998
  • The modified maximum likelihood estimation method is used to estimate the nondimensional aerodynamic derivatives of a single turbo-prop aircraft at a specified flight condition for the best deduction of the dynamic characteristics. In wind axes the six degree of freedom equations are algebraically linearized so that the linear state equation contains aerodynamic derivatives in a state-space form and is used in the maximum likelihood method. The simulated data added with the measurement noise is used as a flight test data which is necessary to the estimation of nondimensional aerodynamic derivatives. It is obtained by implementing the 6-DOF nonlinear flight simulation. In the flight simulation, the effects of several control input types, control deflection amplitudes, and the turbulence intensities on the statistical convergence criteria are also examined and quantitative analysis of the results is discussed.

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Derivation and Verification of the Relative Dynamics Equations for Aerial Refueling (공중재급유를 위한 상대운동방정식 유도 및 검증)

  • Jang, Jieun;Lee, Sangjong;Ryu, Hyuk
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2013
  • This paper addresses the derivation of 6-DOF equation of Tanker and Receiver's aircraft for aerial refueling. The new set of nonlinear equations are derived in terms of the relative translational and rotational motion of receiver aircraft respect to the tanker aircraft body frame. Further the wind effect terms due to the tanker's turbulence are included. The derivation of absolute dynamic equation for tanker aircraft written in the inertial frame is calculated from the relative dynamics equations of receiver. The derived relative and absolute equations are implemented the simulation in the same flight conditions to verify the relative motion and compare the trim results by using the MATLAB/SIMULINK program.

Numerical investigations on winglet effects on aerodynamic and aeroacoustic performance of a civil aircraft wing

  • Vaezi, Erfan;Fijani, Mohammad Javad Hamedi
    • Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.303-330
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    • 2021
  • The paper discusses the effect of the winglets on the aerodynamic and aeroacoustic performance of Boeing 737-800 aircraft by numerical approach. For this purpose, computational fluid dynamics and fluent commercial software are used to solve the compressible flow governing equations. The RANS method and the K-ω SST turbulence model are selected to simulate the subsonic flow around the wing with acceptable accuracy and low computational cost. The main variables of steady flow around the simple and blended wing in constant atmospheric conditions are computed by numerical solution of governing equations. The solution of the acoustic field has also been accomplished by the broad-band acoustic source model. The results reveal that adding a blended winglet increases the pressure difference near the wingtip,which increases the lift force. Also, the blended winglet reduces the power and magnitude of vorticities around the wingtip, which reduces the wing's drag force. The effects of winglets on aerodynamic forces lead to a 3.8% increase in flight range and a 3.6% increase in the maximum payload of the aircraft. Also, the acoustic power level variables on the surfaces and fields around the wing have been investigated integrally and locally.

The Analysis of the Robustness of the Autopilot for the UAV (무인비행체 자동조종장치의 강건성 해석에 관한 연구)

  • Lim, Ho;Park, Chong-Kug
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TE
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.350-354
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    • 2002
  • In this paper, we designed an autopilot of the unmanned piloted vehicle to guide to the specific position, and analyzed robustness of the designed autopilot. We divide an aircraft velocity into the three case which are low, cruising and high speed, and designed autopilot gains are gain scheduled. We generated the turbulence for the operational altitudes and proved robustness of the designed autopilot for the turbulence using simulation.

Analysis of 32m aerostat gust load using non-linear cable equation (비선형 테더 방정식을 이용한 에어로스탯 돌풍하중해석)

  • Kang, Wang-Gu;Lee, In;Kim, Dong-Min
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.757-761
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    • 2008
  • The aerostat dynamic equation of motion has been built including the tether cable dynamic effects. A numerical program to solve the derived equation of motion has been developed. The dynamic motion of the 32m aerostat has been analyzed under discrete gust and continuous turbulence. The aerostat behaviors under discrete gust which represents a deterministic approach for determining design loads for manned aircraft are solved to verify the effect of aerostat mechanical properties on the aerostat dynamic behavior. Continuous turbulences are simulated for each given altitude, translational mean wind velocity and gust intensity. Dynamic behaviors of the 32m aerostat are simulated for each continuous turbulence conditions. Translational and vertical velocity and pitching behavior and tether reaction force are monitored for each simulation.

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