一种可用于机翼优化设计中的气动噪声预测模型

发展了一种可用于翼型/机翼外形设计中的气动噪声快速预测方法。相较于传统的半经验噪声预测方法,该方法以两方程非线性k-ε湍流模型模化雷诺应力的雷诺平均方程为背景,考虑了升力系数、三维流动效应以及机翼几何参数等因素对后缘噪声的影响。而相对于直接数值模拟或声类比拟方法,该方法虽不能准确预测噪声强度,但其计算量小,能给出不同翼型/机翼的相对总声压级,以及总声压级随升力系数的变化情况,易于应用于翼型/机翼气动外形优化设计中。通过计算分析二维NACA0012翼型几何参数或来流状态的改变所带来的气动噪声差异,与ANOPP软件及Brooks等计算结果进行对比,验证了该模型的可靠性。最后,计算分析二维、三维翼型/机翼气动噪声,凸显该方法在翼型/机翼气动外形优化设计中的应用价值。     

多段翼型吹气流动分离控制研究

基于雷诺平均Navier-Stokes粘性流动方程,采用数值模拟方法,分析了吹气控制对多段翼型气动性能的影响,阐述了吹气改善多段翼型流动的机理。采用有限体积法对雷诺平均Navier-Stokes方程进行空间离散,时间方向推进采用二阶迎风格式,湍流模型采用SST k-ω模型。结果表明:在多段翼型基础上采取吹气控制可以获得很好的气动增升效果,三段翼型的最大升力系数可达4.98;吹气可改善多段翼型表面流动,减小其流动分离,增加升力;在同样的吹气口几何参数条件下,在一定范围内增大吹气动量系数可以提高多段翼型的升力系数;在多段翼型主翼后段和襟翼同时施加吹气流动控制可以获得更好的效果,升力系数比基本三段翼型(基本构型A)增加30.05%。     

融入压力分布信息的气动力建模方法

气动外形优化设计与飞行器性能分析中, 直接运用数值模拟或风洞实验获取气动力的成本高, 构建代理模型是提高外形优化和性能分析效率的重要途径. 然而, 构建模型的过程中, 研究者只关注积分后的气动力和力矩信息. 本文通过充分利用采样过程中所产生的压力分布信息, 来提高建模的精度和泛化性, 进而降低样本获取的成本. 提出了一种小样本框架下融入压力分布信息的气动力建模方法, 首先通过数值模拟或风洞试验获得不同流动参数状态下翼型表面的压力分布信息和气动系数, 其次通过本征正交分解技术对压力分布信息进行特征提取, 获取不同输入参数状态下压力分布信息对应的POD系数, 之后结合输入参数通过Kriging算法对压力分布信息进行建模, 将压力分布信息积分得到低精度气动系数的预测模型, 最后低精度气动系数结合输入参数通过Kriging算法构造高精度的气动系数预测模型. 通过同状态变翼型算例以及CAS350翼型变状态算例进行验证, 该方法相比于传统的克里金模型直接预测气动力, 有效提高了气动力的预测精度和模型的鲁棒性, 同时缩小了学习样本的数据量.      

基于CFD的斜置翼翼型选型研究

斜置翼飞行器是一种通过改变扫掠角而能在亚声速、跨声速、超声速三个速度段都能获得最优效率的宽速域飞行器.根据斜置翼的设计需求,其基本翼型应该是超临界翼型,翼型选择应在考虑翼型最佳气动效率的同时兼顾翼型内部有效体积和操稳特性.基于以上选型标准,先从NASA超临界翼型族中选出5种超临界翼型,然后运用商业CFD软件Fluent对这5种超临界翼型的气动特性进行计算.最后通过对比分析这5种翼型的气动特性、几何参数和操稳特性,选择性能较优的NASA SC(2)-0714翼型作为斜置翼的基本翼型.     

飞艇外型设计中曲线参数化方法的比较

采用合适的参数化方法快速准确地描述优化前后的几何结构是形状和气动性能优化问题的前提.目前常用的曲线参数化基本方法有三种:Bezier,B-spline和NURBS曲线.参数化曲线拟合的关键是从已知形状反求控制点的信息,本文综合对比了三种不同参数化方法关于飞艇外形拟合性能的差异.结果表明,与其它两种曲线参数化方法相比,N...     

翼型多目标气动优化设计方法

将数值优化软件modeFRONTIER同计算流体力学(CFD)软件相结合,对NACA0012翼型的气动性能进行优化.计算采用N-S方程作为主控方程以计算翼型气动性能,分别采用多目标遗传算法(MOGA)和多目标模拟退火算法(MOSA)作为翼型的气动性能优化算法.计算结果表明,优化后的翼型相对于优化前的翼型的气动性能有很大提高(升阻比增幅可达182%).     

地质工程计算机辅助设计支持系统及其应用

地质工程设计具有非结构化、非参数化、非规范化特征,同时,也具有“风险与优化”性和“反馈与可变更”性。仅用一种固定的、程式化的求解方法是不现实的。因此,必须寻求一种非结构化的工具,根据问题的需要,面向目标自动生成求解结构。本文归纳了地质工程设计的基本内容,探讨了基于几何和基于人工智能的计算机辅助地质工程设计。最后,介绍了地质工程设计支持系统在长江三峡链子崖危岩治理工程设计中的应用。     

跨音速翼型和机翼的气动优化设计

以NACA0012翼型和ONERA－M6机翼为基准,分别把可变误差多面体法（VEP）和遗传算法（GA）两种不同的优化方法与求解二维和三维欧拉方程的气动分析相结合,进行跨音速翼型和机翼的气动优化设计,并在其基础上对两种不同性质的优化方法在气动优化设计应用中的优化质量和计算效率进行比较,在优化设计的过程中,翼型通过解析函数线性叠加法来表示,机翼通过不变的翼型和可变的平面形状来表示,二维和三维欧拉方程采用Jamenson提出的有限体积方案,显式四步RungeKutta时间推进求解。     

基于遗传算法的飞机气动优化设计

建立了一种以实数编码技术为基础的遗传算法模型，并把它与通过工程估算的气动分析方法相结合，进行飞机气动形的单点和多点优化设计。 优化设计中，设计变量取机为机翼、机身和尾翼的外形及三者之间的相对位置，优化目标是使飞机在跨音速和超音速飞行状态下获得配平状态下最大的升阻比。设计结果表明该优化设计方法是十分有效的，可以用来具有正常布局形式的飞机进行气动外形的优化设计。     

基于几何不确定性的翼型多目标稳健优化设计

提出在优化设计进程中引进基于各种不确定性波动的稳健优化设计思想, 进行多目标进化优化算法与代理模型技术在稳健优化设计中的应用研究. 提供翼型确定性优化和稳健性优化实例, 并对结果进行对比, 结果表明该稳健优化设计方法可以得到更有实际应用价值的翼型气动外形.      

两种椭圆翼型高速气动特性实验研究

新概念旋转机翼飞机的主机翼既能高速旋转作为旋翼,又可锁定作为固定翼,所以只能使用特殊的前后对称翼型。针对主机翼翼型的这一特殊要求,对16％相对厚度,相对弯度分别为0％和3％的两种椭圆翼型的高速气动特性进行了风洞实验研究,试验分别在中国空气动力研究发展中心FL-21风洞和荷兰代尔夫特大学TST-27风洞进行,采用表面测压和尾排型阻测量技术。试验结果的对比分析表明,有弯度椭圆翼型的升力和力矩特性优于无弯度椭圆翼型,而阻力特性和最大升阻比劣于无弯度椭圆翼型。试验结果为旋转机翼飞机主机翼翼型的选取提供了参考。     

褶皱幅度对仿生翼型滑翔气动特性的影响

蜻蜓翅膀具有独特的褶皱状形貌．研究者们致力于利用仿生学原理,设计在低雷诺数条件下具有更优气动性能的褶皱翼型．本文采用计算流体力学方法,求解二维不可压Navier-Stokes方程组,探讨了四种翼型（平板翼型、流线翼型、小幅度褶皱翼型和大幅度褶皱翼型）的气动表现．在低雷诺数条件下得到以下结果：(1) 较小幅度的褶皱结构有利于增加升力和减小阻力．(2) 雷诺数变化时褶皱翼型的升力系数呈非线性变化;在特定雷诺数区间,幅度相近的褶皱翼型会发生相对气动优势的转变．(3) 褶皱结构内的回流区通过减小粘性阻力,使得翼型总阻力下降．(4) 翼型前缘的极小区域会产生脉冲高升力,对升力表现产生较大影响．这些结果表明,调整褶皱幅度是实现褶皱翼型气动优化的有效方案．     

A novel method for automated grid generation of ice shapes for local‐flow analysis

Modelling a complex geometry, such as ice roughness, plays a key role for the computational flow analysis over rough surfaces. This paper presents two enhancement ideas in modelling roughness geometry for local flow analysis over an aerodynamic surface. The first enhancement is use of the leading‐edge region of an airfoil as a perturbation to the parabola surface. The reasons for using a parabola as the base geometry are: it resembles the airfoil leading edge in the vicinity of its apex and it allows the use of a lower apparent Reynolds number. The second enhancement makes use of the Fourier analysis for modelling complex ice roughness on the leading edge of airfoils. This method of modelling provides an analytical expression, which describes the roughness geometry and the corresponding derivatives. The factors affecting the performance of the Fourier analysis were also investigated. It was shown that the number of sine–cosine terms and the number of control points are of importance. Finally, these enhancements are incorporated into an automated grid generation method over the airfoil ice accretion surface. The validations for both enhancements demonstrate that they can improve the current capability of grid generation and computational flow field analysis around airfoils with ice roughness. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The application of the gradient-based adjoint multi-point optimization of single and double shock control bumps for transonic airfoils

A shock control bump (SCB) is a flow control method that uses local small deformations in a flexible wing surface to considerably reduce the strength of shock waves and the resulting wave drag in transonic flows. Most of the reported research is devoted to optimization in a single flow condition. Here, we have used a multi-point adjoint optimization scheme to optimize shape and location of the SCB. Practically, this introduces transonic airfoils equipped with the SCB that are simultaneously optimized for different off-design transonic flight conditions. Here, we use this optimization algorithm to enhance and optimize the performance of SCBs in two benchmark airfoils, i.e., RAE-2822 and NACA-64-A010, over a wide range of off-design Mach numbers. All results are compared with the usual single-point optimization. We use numerical simulation of the turbulent viscous flow and a gradient-based adjoint algorithm to find the optimum location and shape of the SCB. We show that the application of SCBs may increase the aerodynamic performance of an RAE-2822 airfoil by 21.9 and by 22.8 % for a NACA-64-A010 airfoil compared to the no-bump design in a particular flight condition. We have also investigated the simultaneous usage of two bumps for the upper and the lower surfaces of the airfoil. This has resulted in a 26.1 % improvement for the RAE-2822 compared to the clean airfoil in one flight condition.     

Robust design of natural laminar flow supercritical airfoil by multi-objective evolution method

A transonic, high Reynolds number natural laminar flow airfoil is designed and studied. The γ-θ transition model is combined with the shear stress transport(SST)k-w turbulence model to predict the transition region for a laminar-turbulent boundary layer. The non-uniform free-form deformation(NFFD) method based on the non-uniform rational B-spline(NURBS) basis function is introduced to the airfoil parameterization.The non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II(NSGA-II) is used as the search algorithm, and the surrogate model based on the Kriging models is introduced to improve the efficiency of the optimization system. The optimization system is set up based on the above technologies, and the robust design about the uncertainty of the Mach number is carried out for NASA0412 airfoil. The optimized airfoil is analyzed and compared with the original airfoil. The results show that natural laminar flow can be achieved on a supercritical airfoil to improve the aerodynamic characteristic of airfoils.     

An experimental study of a bio-inspired corrugated airfoil for micro air vehicle applications

An experimental study was conducted to investigate the aerodynamic characteristics of a bio-inspired corrugated airfoil compared with a smooth-surfaced airfoil and a flat plate at the chord Reynolds number of Re _C  = 58,000–125,000 to explore the potential applications of such bio-inspired corrugated airfoils for micro air vehicle designs. In addition to measuring the aerodynamic lift and drag forces acting on the tested airfoils, a digital particle image velocimetry system was used to conduct detailed flowfield measurements to quantify the transient behavior of vortex and turbulent flow structures around the airfoils. The measurement result revealed clearly that the corrugated airfoil has better performance over the smooth-surfaced airfoil and the flat plate in providing higher lift and preventing large-scale flow separation and airfoil stall at low Reynolds numbers (Re _C  < 100,000). While aerodynamic performance of the smooth-surfaced airfoil and the flat plate would vary considerably with the changing of the chord Reynolds numbers, the aerodynamic performance of the corrugated airfoil was found to be almost insensitive to the Reynolds numbers. The detailed flow field measurements were correlated with the aerodynamic force measurement data to elucidate underlying physics to improve our understanding about how and why the corrugation feature found in dragonfly wings holds aerodynamic advantages for low Reynolds number flight applications.     

High fidelity numerical simulation of airfoil thickness and kinematics effects on flapping airfoil propulsion

High-fidelity numerical simulations with the spectral difference (SD) method are carried out to investigate the unsteady flow over a series of oscillating NACA 4-digit airfoils. Airfoil thickness and kinematics effects on the flapping airfoil propulsion are highlighted. It is confirmed that the aerodynamic performance of airfoils with different thickness can be very different under the same kinematics. Distinct evolutionary patterns of vortical structures are analyzed to unveil the underlying flow physics behind the diverse flow phenomena associated with different airfoil thickness and kinematics and reveal the synthetic effects of airfoil thickness and kinematics on the propulsive performance. Thickness effects at various reduced frequencies and Strouhal numbers for the same chord length based Reynolds number (=1200) are then discussed in detail. It is found that at relatively small Strouhal number (=0.3), for all types of airfoils with the combined pitching and plunging motion (pitch angle 20°, the pitch axis located at one third of chord length from the leading edge, pitch leading plunge by 75°), low reduced frequency (=1) is conducive for both the thrust production and propulsive efficiency. Moreover, relatively thin airfoils (e.g. NACA0006) can generate larger thrust and maintain higher propulsive efficiency than thick airfoils (e.g. NACA0030). However, with the same kinematics but at relatively large Strouhal number (=0.45), it is found that airfoils with different thickness exhibit diverse trend on thrust production and propulsive efficiency, especially at large reduced frequency (=3.5). Results on effects of airfoil thickness based Reynolds numbers indicate that relative thin airfoils show superior propulsion performance in the tested Reynolds number range. The evolution of leading edge vortices and the interaction between the leading and trailing edge vortices play key roles in flapping airfoil propulsive performance.     

Robust airfoil optimization based on improved particle swarm optimization method

A robust airfoil optimization platform is constructed based on the modified particle swarm optimization method (i.e., the second-order oscillating particle swarm method), which consists of an efficient optimization algorithm, a precise aerodynamic analysis program, a high accuracy surrogate model, and a classical airfoil parametric method. There are two improvements for the modified particle swarm method compared with the standard particle swarm method. First, the particle velocity is represented by the combination of the particle position and the variation of position, which makes the particle swarm algorithm a second-order precision method with respect to the particle position. Second, for the sake of adding diversity to the swarm and enlarging the parameter searching domain to improve the global convergence performance of the algorithm, an oscillating term is introduced to the update formula of the particle velocity. At last, taking two airfoils as examples, the aerodynamic shapes are optimized on this optimization platform. It is shown from the optimization results that the aerodynamic characteristic of the airfoils is greatly improved in a broad design range.     

高空长航时无人机高升阻比两段翼型设计研究

针对某特定无人机的使用设计要求,在单段翼型设计研究的基础上,尝试了高升阻比低雷诺数两段翼型的设计方法的分析与研究.采用求解椭圆型方程加控制点约束条件的"椭圆-控制点切割法"完成了两段翼型外形的生成,并针对巡航构型的襟翼偏角对缝道参数进行了优化;应用MSES计算分析程序对所设计的两段翼型的气动特性进行了分析评估.计算结果表明:本文所设计的两段翼型的最大升力系数达到2.72,最大升阻比为158.71;与原始单段翼型相比,最大升力系数增大了74.35%,最大升阻比增大了28.64%.