Numerical simulation to static ground effect of delta wings with different sweep angles

  • Yunpeng Qin
  • , Peiqing Liu
  • , Qiulin Qu*
  • , Liewei Huang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, the static ground effect of delta wings with different sweep angles is investigated by numerical simulation. The analyses of aerodynamic force and flow field characteristics show that in ground effect, the “block effect” of ground enhances the windward surface pressure; with the sweep angle decreasing, the “block effect” will be further strengthened, and thus the windward surface aerodynamic force increments due to ground effect increase. Besides, the leeward surface aerodynamic force increments due to ground effect also increase with the sweep angle decreasing, but flow physics is not the same for different sweep angles: for medium and high sweep angles, the leeward surface aerodynamic force increments due to ground effect are attributed to the increase of the suction induced by the enhanced leading edge vortex; for low sweep angles, they are attributed to the suction area extension, which results from the movement of the dispersive leading edge vortex.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2669-2675
Number of pages7
JournalBeijing Hangkong Hangtian Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Volume42
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2016

Keywords

  • Delta wing
  • Leading edge vortex
  • Static ground effect
  • Sweep angle
  • Windward surface

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