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Ming Qi, Wenguo Zhu and Shu Li
The flight of a migratory bird-like flapping-wing aircraft is characterized by a low Reynolds number and unsteadiness. The selection of airfoil profiles is critical to designing an efficient flapping-wing aircraft. To choose the suitable airfoil for vari...
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Wei Huang, Qing Zhang, Jinsheng Xu, Jindong Wang, Jian Zheng and Xiong Chen
To investigate the flow mechanism of feather-like rough airfoils based on swift wings, computational simulations were employed to explore their overall aerodynamic characteristics in comparison to equivalent smooth airfoils. The study focused on angles o...
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Qing Zhang and Rongrong Xue
The flow structures and surface pressure distributions on corrugated airfoils significantly differed from those on a conventional, smooth airfoil. An unsteady, two-dimensional computational simulation was carried out to investigate the flow behavior and ...
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Pengyue Zhao, Xifeng Gao, Bo Zhao, Huan Liu, Jianwei Wu and Zongquan Deng
The aerodynamic properties of rotor systems operating within low Reynolds number flow field conditions are profoundly influenced by their geometric and flight parameters. Precise estimation of optimal airfoil parameters at different angles of attack is i...
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Weihong Kong and You Li
The large reverse flow region of the rotor with a high advance ratio is an important factor that affects the performance improvement of helicopters. This paper examines the dynamic stall of the airfoil in the reverse flow region of the rotor to develop a...
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Ioannis K. Kapoulas, J. C. Statharas, Antonios Hatziefremidis and A. K. Baldoukas
Provided results are intended to be used along with the airfoil selection procedure described in the author M. H. Sadraey?s textbook Design of Unmanned Aerial Systems. For more detailed information regarding the procedure, please refer to textbook Aircra...
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Abu Bakar, Ke Li, Haobo Liu, Ziqi Xu, Marco Alessandrini and Dongsheng Wen
The airfoil is the prime component of flying vehicles. For low-speed flights, low Reynolds number airfoils are used. The characteristic of low Reynolds number airfoils is a laminar separation bubble and an associated drag rise. This paper presents a fram...
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Thai Duong Nguyen, Masashi Kashitani, Masato Taguchi and Kazuhiro Kusunose
In this study, the low-speed performances of the Busemann biplane were clarified, focusing on the relative contributions of the upper and lower elements to the total aerodynamic characteristics of the biplane. Also, the effects of the staggered biplane, ...
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Hengtao Shi
Recently, a new type of low-loss variable inlet guide vane (VIGV) was proposed for improving a compressor?s performance under off-design conditions. To provide more information for applications, this work investigated the effect of the Reynolds number an...
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Chawki Abdessemed, Abdessalem Bouferrouk and Yufeng Yao
This work explores the aerodynamic and aeroacoustic responses of an airfoil fitted with a harmonically morphing Trailing Edge Flap (TEF). An unsteady parametrization method adapted for harmonic morphing is introduced, and then coupled with dynamic meshin...
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