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An Investigation Of The Dynamic Effects Of Flap Deflection On The Aerodynamic Characteristics Of An Airplane Wing Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Alexander Moerchel
An Investigation Of The Dynamic Effects Of Flap Deflection On The Aerodynamic Characteristics Of An Airplane Wing Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Alexander Moerchel
Master's Theses - Daytona Beach
Flaps are used to increase an airplane's lift and to adjust its stability and maneuverability. This study shows an application of STAR-CD, a commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, to an investigation of the dynamic effects of flap deflection on the lift, drag and moment coefficients, as well as on the location of the center of pressure. For this study, a plain flap was modeled with a moving mesh and was attached to a NACA 0012 airfoil and a wing of a general aviation aircraft for a 2D and 3D investigation, respectively. In addition, the flap deflection rates were varied …
Design Optimization Of The First Stage Fan Blade Of A Low Bypass Turbofan Engine, Troy James Ramnath
Design Optimization Of The First Stage Fan Blade Of A Low Bypass Turbofan Engine, Troy James Ramnath
Master's Theses - Daytona Beach
A procedure for solving for and analyzing the aerodynamics, thermodynamics, and blade geometry across the first stage rotor blade under an extreme set of conditions, while altering several design parameters, has been developed and applied. The conditions for which the analyses have been developed were designed for the use of, but not exclusively limited to the application of, military aircraft at altitude. The approach consists of solving for specific key performance parameters across the first stage rotor and analyzing their trends due to the effect of varying other parameters, such as the axial velocity at the rotor's trailing edge, circumferential …