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Automation of Winglet Wings Geometry Generation for Its Application in TORNADO

Ángel Antonio Rodríguez-Sevillano    
Rafael Bardera-Mora    
Alejandra López-Cuervo-Alcaraz    
Daniel Anguita-Mazón    
Juan Carlos Matías-García    
Estela Barroso-Barderas and Jaime Fernández-Antón    

Resumen

The paper outlines an algorithm for the rapid aerodynamic evaluation of winglet geometries using the TORNADO Vortex Lattice Method. It is a very useful tool to obtain a first approximation of the aerodynamic properties and for performing an optimization of the geometry design. The TORNADO tool is used to systematically calculate the aerodynamic characteristics of various wings with wingtip devices. The fast response of the aerodynamic models allows obtaining a set of results in a remarkably short time. Therefore, the development of an algorithm to generate wing geometries with great ease and complex shapes is of vital importance for the mentioned optimization process. The basic outline of the algorithm, the equations defining the wing geometries, and the results for unconventional wingtip devices, such as blended winglets and spiroid winglets, are presented. Finally, this algorithm allows designing a procedure to study the improvement of aerodynamic properties (lift, induced drag, and moment). Some examples are included to illustrate the capabilities of the algorithm.

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