Although performance of a conventional wing airfoil such as NACA 23012 with ailerons is available, there is a significant knowledge gap on comparative aerodynamic performance of morphing wing airfoils under varying flight conditions and angles of attack. Aerodynamic performance of two types of airfoil designs, including a morphing wing airfoil and a conventional wing airfoil with ailerons were numerically investigated using the commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software Star CCM + . The simulations were conducted at Reynolds number of 200,000 on a 2D airfoil profile with six different setups and a broad range of flight scenarios covering laminar to turbulent flows using the dedicated turbulence model within the software. Due to its continuous curvature design the morphing wing outperformed the conventional counterpart during takeoff and landing and cruise to a certain extent. The adaptability of the morphing wing and seamless airflow alignment were identified as factors contributing to enhanced fuel efficiency and overall aerodynamic performance, making it a potential for optimizing flight phases critical to aircraft operation.

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CFD Analysis of Aerodynamic Performance for Sustainable Manufacturing of a Morphing Wing

  • Yasir Rashid Ahmed Al-Rubaii,
  • Mohammad Sayeed Hossain

摘要

Although performance of a conventional wing airfoil such as NACA 23012 with ailerons is available, there is a significant knowledge gap on comparative aerodynamic performance of morphing wing airfoils under varying flight conditions and angles of attack. Aerodynamic performance of two types of airfoil designs, including a morphing wing airfoil and a conventional wing airfoil with ailerons were numerically investigated using the commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software Star CCM + . The simulations were conducted at Reynolds number of 200,000 on a 2D airfoil profile with six different setups and a broad range of flight scenarios covering laminar to turbulent flows using the dedicated turbulence model within the software. Due to its continuous curvature design the morphing wing outperformed the conventional counterpart during takeoff and landing and cruise to a certain extent. The adaptability of the morphing wing and seamless airflow alignment were identified as factors contributing to enhanced fuel efficiency and overall aerodynamic performance, making it a potential for optimizing flight phases critical to aircraft operation.