Open AccessMechanism and Performance Analysis of Morphing Wing
Author(s) -
Arunkumar,
Veeranjaneyulu,
Om Prakash,
Sreekanth Sura,
M. Srikanth
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of innovative technology and exploring engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2278-3075
DOI - 10.35940/ijitee.c8355.019320
Subject(s) - wing , morphing , airfoil , wing twist , chord (peer to peer) , wing loading , trailing edge , lift to drag ratio , aerodynamics , structural engineering , stall (fluid mechanics) , wingspan , drag , image warping , camber (aerodynamics) , lift induced drag , leading edge , aerospace engineering , computer science , angle of attack , engineering , computer graphics (images) , distributed computing , artificial intelligence
Morphing wing concept is introduced to analyses wings aerodynamic performance the through warping mechanism. Thread rod mechanism is installed at the trailing edge of the wing to warp. Relative displacement between upper and lower skin of wing leads to have twisted wing. This new concept is applied at the demonstration wing which was built based on NACA 23012 airfoil section with a span of 0.580m and a chord length of 0.235m. Demonstrated model was tested using wind tunnel and analysis software. In general, it was demonstrated at lower AOA and the tests showed that warping could change the lift force in optimized manner. This study proved that a morphing wing can have optimum L/D ratio to minimize the fuel consumption of an aircraft and to ensure that the lift-to-drag ratio remains constant at various flight conditions.