Projecte matriculat
Títol: Aerodynamically efficient wings for different flight regimes: compressibility effects and loading
Director/a: GONZÁLEZ HORCAS, SERGIO
Departament: FIS
Títol: Aerodynamically efficient wings for different flight regimes: compressibility effects and loading
Data inici oferta: 04-02-2025 Data finalització oferta: 04-10-2025
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| Lloc de realització: EETAC | |
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| This final degree project aims to analyze and design aerodynamically efficient wings for different flight regimes, with a special focus on the effects of flow compressibility and the distribution of aerodynamic loads.
The recent attention to commercial supersonic flights has revived the interest in this technology for civil applications of fixed-wing aircraft. However, as airspeed increases, air density also changes. This introduces compressibility effects that significantly affect the flow characteristics, such as shock waves and pressure variations along the wing. These effects become particularly significant as the aircraft approaches transonic speeds, requiring additional considerations compared to traditional subsonic aircraft design. The present work is based on fundamental aerodynamic principles, analyzing how these phenomena influence lift, drag, and pressure distribution on the wings. The study will use numerical methods (to be validated within the scope of this work) to evaluate different wing configurations, characterized by profile shape, inflow conditions, and angle of attack, with the objective of assessing their aerodynamic performance. Several aircraft configurations will be selected, representative of currently employed popular models and supersonic designs under exploration. Their mutual comparison will help shed light on the different aerodynamic characteristics of both, establishing directions for their airfoil optimization in terms of performance increase and drag reduction. Additionally, a critical overview of the performance of available aerodynamic models for design purposes will be conducted. The ultimate goal is to identify the most efficient wing configurations for different flight regimes, providing a basis for selecting the best geometry in terms of aerodynamic behavior and resulting loading. |
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