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Boqian Ji, Jun Huang, Xiaoqiang Lu, Yacong Wu and Jingjiang Liu
The wing aerodynamic shape optimization is a typical high-dimensional problem with numerous independent design variables. Researching methods to reduce the dimensionality of optimization from the perspective of aerodynamic characteristics is necessary. O...
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Ivan Kostic, Aleksandar Simonovic, Olivera Kostic, Du?an Ivkovic and Dragoljub Tanovic
This paper presents the second stage of a tandem fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aerodynamic development. In the initial stage, the UAV was optimized by analyzing its characteristics only in symmetrical flight conditions. Posted requirements wer...
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Huawei Sun, Anran Ju, Wentian Chang, Jingfei Liu, Jiayi Liu and Hanbing Sun
Assessing the safety of amphibious aircraft hinges significantly on two key factors: wave-added resistance and motion stability during takeoff and landing on water surfaces. To tackle this, we employed the Reynolds-averaged Navier?Stokes (RANS) equations...
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Riccardo Cadamuro, Maria Teresa Cazzola, Nicolò Lontani and Carlo E. D. Riboldi
Sounding rockets constitute a class of rocket with a generally simple layout, being composed of a cylindrical center-body, a nosecone, a number of fins placed symmetrically around the longitudinal axis (usually three or four), and possibly a boat-tail. T...
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Sara Bonuso, Pasquale Di Gloria, Guido Marseglia, Ramón A. Otón Martínez, Ghazanfar Mehdi, Zubair Ali Shah, Antonio Ficarella and Maria Grazia De Giorgi
This study introduces an innovative approach involving the injection of hydrogen into a low-swirl, non-premixed flame, which operates with gaseous fuels derived from an air-blast atomizer designed for aero-engine applications. The aim is to characterize ...
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Fernando Montano, Ignazio Dimino and Alberto Milazzo
Morphing structures are a relatively new aircraft technology currently being investigated for a variety of applications, from civil to military. Despite the lack of literature maturity and its complexity, morphing wings offer significant aerodynamic bene...
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Rejish Jesudasan, Ardeshir Hanifi and Raffaello Mariani
Wing-in-Ground (WIG) effect aircraft are gaining attention for their potential in reducing environmental impact. However, optimising wing planforms based solely on aerodynamics might improve performance while compromising static height stability of WIG a...
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Estela Barroso Barderas, Rafael Bardera Mora, Ángel Antonio Rodriguez-Sevillano and Juan Carlos Matías García
Bird tails play a key role in aerodynamics and flight stability. They produce extra lift for takeoff and landing maneuvers, enhance wing functions and maintain stability during flight (keeping the bird from yawing, rolling and pitching, or otherwise losi...
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José D. Hoyos, Camilo Echavarría, Juan P. Alvarado, Gustavo Suárez, Juliana A. Niño and Jorge I. García
An aero-structural algorithm to optimize a flying wing in cruise conditions for preliminary design is developed using two-way interaction between the structure and aerodynamics. A particle swarm routine is employed to solve the multi-objective optimizati...
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Jin Zhang, Li Cheng, Yajun Wang and Chenjuan Jiang
Stratification and mixing of the water column is an important dynamic process in the estuary, which plays a significant role in the estuarine circulation, mass transport and energy exchange. Based on the multi-station synchronous observation data from 26...
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