A compliant polymorphing wing for small UAVs

This paper presents the development of a novel compliant polymorphing wing capable of chord and camber morphing for small UAVs. The morphing wing can achieve up to 10% chord extension and ±20° camber changes. The design, modeling, sizing, manufacturing and mechanical testing of the wing are detailed. The polymorphing wing consists of one continuous front spar fixed to the fuselage and a rear spar on each side of the wing. Each rear spar can translate in the chordwise direction (chord morphing) and rotate around itself (camber morphing). A flexible elastomeric latex sheet is used as the skin to cover the wing and maintain its aerodynamic shape whilst allowing morphing. The loads from the skin are transferred to the spars using the compliant cellular ribs that support the flexible skin and facilitate morphing. Pre-tensioning is applied to the skin to minimize wrinkling when subject to aerodynamic and actuation loads. A rack and pinion actuation system, powered by stepper motors, is used for morphing. Aero-structural design, analysis and sizing are conducted. Performance comparison between the polymorphing wing and the baseline wing (non-morphing) shows that chord morphing improves aerodynamic efficiency at low angles of attack while camber morphing improves efficiency at high angles of attack.     

Electric potential structures of auroral acceleration region border from multi-spacecraft Cluster data

This paper studies an auroral event using data from three spacecraft of the Cluster mission, one inside and two at the poleward edge of the bottom of the Auroral Acceleration Region (AAR). The study reveals the three-dimensional profile of the region’s poleward boundary, showing spatial segmentation of the electric potential structures and their decay in time. It also depicts localized magnetic field variations and field-aligned currents that appear to have remained stable for at least 80?s. Such observations became possible due to the fortuitous motion of the three spacecraft nearly parallel to each other and tangential to the AAR edge, so that the differences and variations can be seen when the spacecraft enter and exit the segmentations, hence revealing their position with respect to the AAR.     

均匀各向同性大气湍流对声爆传播特性的影响

基于离散Fourier模态有限和生成的随机大气湍流场，采用修正波形参数方法，开展了均匀各向同性大气湍流对典型超声速客机声爆传播特性的影响分析。计算采用的超声速客机模型为自行生成的简化超声速公务机模型。首先，应用航空工业空气动力研究院自主研制的CFD软件ARI_Overset在三维空间求解Navier-Stokes方程，得到作为声爆远场传播初始值的近场空间压力分布；其次，基于Von Karman能量谱，采用离散Fourier模态有限和形式生成随机均匀各向同性大气湍流场；最后，采用修正波形参数方法模拟了声爆信号在随机速度湍流场中的传播过程。数值结果表明：各向同性大气湍流对于地面声爆特征有重要影响。与无湍流状态相比，均匀各向同性大气湍流使得地面声爆特征增强的概率约为55%，使得地面声爆特征减弱的概率约为45%，故总体而言大气湍流效应更倾向于增强地面声爆特征；均匀各向同性大气湍流对于声爆传播路径影响相对较小，但是这一变化仍会导致地面信号接收点的不确定性。     

New constitutive relation for eddy viscosity models

A new turbulent constitutive relation was directly derived from Boussinesq's hypothesis and mixing length theory, and then implemented in the standard k-ε model. The performance of this constitutive relation was validated in zero pressure gradient flat-plate boundary layer flow, fully-developed turbulent channel flow and separated flow in a plane asymmetric diffuser. The investigation demonstrated that, this new constitutive relation gave very accurate results in the former two basic cases and provided significant improvement in prediction of separated and reattachment points in the plane asymmetric diffuser. Separation and reattachment points at x/H=7.5 and 29 were calculated accurately in comparison to experimental results, and the static pressure coefficient of 0.82 was very close to large eddy simulation calculation. These results are very encouraging but further verification and extensive application of the new constitutive relation to other two-equation eddy viscosity model are needed.      

磁流体湍流中的结构和能量传输

磁流体湍流中存在多种相干结构,包括电流和涡旋结构。文章主要对近几年有关磁流体湍流相干结构及其相关的能量传输的一些工作进行了介绍。不同于中性流体湍流中的管状结构,磁流体中的相干结构多呈现为片状,强电流片附近也存在强涡片结构。磁流体湍流中的能量级串使能量跨尺度从大尺度传递至小尺度;与中性流体湍流能量传输主要集中在相近尺度上不同,磁流体湍流除了动能传输,还有磁能传输,以及动能与磁能之间的跨尺度互相转换。研究表明,磁流体湍流中的能量传输及耗散具有强间歇性,集中在较小区域范围,且与相干结构存在关联。在存在背景磁场的情况下,磁流体湍流中的相干结构在背景磁场方向上被拉长,而同样方向上的能量传输受到抑制。在高马赫数的情况下,激波的产生会使能量传输明显增强,同时带来很强的间歇性,结构函数标度律远远偏离线性标度关系,并且随着阶数的增加,标度指数会达到饱和值。     

低雷诺数条件下微型无人机机翼形状的研究

利用CFD软件FLUENT,通过Spalart-Allmaras模型、低Reynolds和二层模型这3种湍流模型对正八边形机翼平面布局进行绕流分析并与试验数据进行对比,选择了低Reynolds湍流模型对4种微型无人机机翼平面形状的低雷诺数气动特性进行模拟分析,结果表明,矩形布局和反齐默曼布局是微型无人机比较理想的设计选择.     

基于试验气动力的弹性飞机舵面效率分析

基于非线性试验气动力和线性理论气动力对某飞机进行了气动导数和飞行载荷计算,分析了舵面操纵效率受气动力类型、飞行动压和迎角的影响,重点研究了舵面操纵效率、舵面操纵反效与翼面弹性载荷、弹性压差分布以及弹性气动压心之间的关系。研究表明：使用非线性试验气动力和线性理论气动力所分析得到的舵面效率具有较大的差别;受到结构弹性变形的影响,随着飞行动压的增加,舵面的操纵效率不断下降,副翼甚至会出现操纵反效现象;在使用非线性试验气动力进行分析时,飞行迎角对于舵面操纵效率具有较大的影响,这是在使用线性理论气动力进行分析时所不能考虑的。     

X-cor夹层结构的平拉性能

研究了Pin植入角、Pin直径和Pin材料对X-cor夹层结构平拉强度及平拉模量的影响。平拉性能试样采用Rohacell 31泡沫作为芯材,Pin采用不同直径的T300/FW-63和SC-240/FW-63拉挤细杆。结果表明,X-cor夹层结构平拉强度增强效率随着植入角度的增加先增大、后减小,平拉模量的增强效率则随植入角的增加而减小;随Pin直径减小,平拉强度增强效率增加,平拉模量增强效率降低;不同Pin材料对X-cor夹层结构平拉强度增强效率相同,高模量的Pin对X-cor夹层结构平拉模量的增强效率更高。     

小冲击间距下带倾角冲击凹柱面流场结构实验研究

针对带倾角冲击凹柱面靶板的流动特性和流场结构研究,采用烟线法开展了流场显现实验研究,重点分析了旋流产生和发展的规律。试验中通过改变冲击雷诺数、冲击间距比(冲击间距和冲击孔直径之比)、冲击角度以及凹柱面相对曲率等参数,分析了涡出现的位置、结构等随这些参数的变化规律。研究结果表明:由于冲击射流同周围静止空气之间的粘性作用、气体在凹柱面上运动、脱离的共同作用下,带倾角冲击凹柱面靶板产生了不同的旋流结构。实验中,随冲击雷诺数的增加,在冲击滞止区域两侧流体冲击靶板分离处的圆心角增大,分离推迟;由于冲击角度的影响,相对冲击角度较小侧射流与壁面分离比在较大侧提前,且在相对冲击角度较小侧更容易产生旋流结构。实验中改变的参数均影响了旋流结构及其发展特性,并且影响规律表现出较强的关联性。     

薄壁结构的加筋布局优化设计

采用拓扑优化方法研究了薄壁结构的加筋布局优化问题.考虑到航空航天领域薄壁加筋结构的大量使用与结构形式的复杂性,提出了一种适用于有限元自由网格剖分的加筋设计新方法--几何背景网格法.该方法一方面通过定义几何背景网格的大小,实现了加筋设计域内任意离散网格沿加筋高度方向的布局参数化定义;另一方面,通过背景网格曲线坐标系下的定义,实现了三维曲面薄壁壳结构的加筋布局设计.采用该方法分别对平面结构与曲面薄壁结构进行了以结构刚度最大为目标的加筋优化设计.数值结果表明,所提出的方法能有效获得合理的加筋布局.