The aerodynamic performance of a wing mounting a simple unconventional box winglet are analyzed in detail by CFD simulations. The decomposition of the computed drag in its irreversible (viscous) and reversible (lift-induced) components by a far field drag breakdown method allows for the determination of the span efficiency, not a trivial task in the case of viscous flow. The aerodynamic performance are compared with the ones obtained in case of a simple standard winglet and without any tip appendices.
Aerodynamic Analysis of a Box Winglet: Viscous and Compressible Flow Predictions / Russo, Lorenzo; Saetta, Ettore; Tognaccini, Renato; Dacome, Giulio; Demasi, Luciano. - In: AEROTECNICA MISSILI E SPAZIO. - ISSN 0365-7442. - (2022). [10.1007/s42496-022-00125-6]
Aerodynamic Analysis of a Box Winglet: Viscous and Compressible Flow Predictions
Russo, Lorenzo;Saetta, Ettore;Tognaccini, Renato;
2022
Abstract
The aerodynamic performance of a wing mounting a simple unconventional box winglet are analyzed in detail by CFD simulations. The decomposition of the computed drag in its irreversible (viscous) and reversible (lift-induced) components by a far field drag breakdown method allows for the determination of the span efficiency, not a trivial task in the case of viscous flow. The aerodynamic performance are compared with the ones obtained in case of a simple standard winglet and without any tip appendices.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
