On the controlled evolution for wingtip vortices of a flapping wing model at bird scale
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2020.106460
Abstract: Abstract The reduction of wingtip vortices is a critical and challenging task for aircraft wing-design. Inspired by the wingtip morphology of soaring birds, Whitcomb created winglets to reduce the drag of commercial airplanes significantly. As… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; wingtip vortices; flapping wing; tip vortices ... See more keywords
Investigation of Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Wing Model With RGV Winglet
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DOI: 10.5028/jatm.v12.1108
Abstract: This work describes the aerodynamic characteristics of an aircraft wing model with a Ruppell’s griffon vulture (RGV)-type winglet. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study using ANSYS 15.0 was conducted to study the effect of the… read more here.
Keywords: aerodynamic characteristics; study; wing model; winglet ... See more keywords