High-Fidelity Computational Aerodynamics of the Elytron 4S UAV

Ventura Diaz, Patricia ; Yoon, Seokkwan ; Theodore, Colin R

关键词: COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;    PILOTLESS AIRCRAFT;    HELICOPTERS;    WIND TUNNEL TESTS;    AERODYNAMICS;    TAKEOFF;    VERTICAL LANDING;    WIND TUNNEL MODELS;    MOBILITY;    WINGS;    ATTITUDE (INCLINATION);   

RP-ID  :  ARC-E-DAA-TN51414

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

High-fidelity Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) have been carried out for the Elytron 4S Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), also known as the converticopter "proto12". It is the scaled wind tunnel model of the Elytron 4S, an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) concept, a tilt-wing, box-wing rotorcraft capable of Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL). The three-dimensional unsteady Navier-Stokes equations are solved on overset grids employing high-order accurate schemes, dual-time stepping, and a hybrid turbulence model using NASA's CFD code OVERFLOW. The Elytron 4S UAV has been simulated in airplane mode and in helicopter mode.