Transition to turbulence in the wake of dandelion-like spoke disk

In order to solve the inevitable instability problem of dandelion-like unpowered aircraft, transient simulations are carried out for the transition to turbulence of the wake from stable to unstable stage under different Reynolds numbers, and the vortex mode characteristics presented by the vortex st...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physics of fluids (1994) 2023-10, Vol.35 (10)
Hauptverfasser: Dong, Yangyang, Ni, Yuyang, Hu, Kexin, Zhang, Tongle, Zhang, Zijian, Wang, Yongbin
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Zusammenfassung:In order to solve the inevitable instability problem of dandelion-like unpowered aircraft, transient simulations are carried out for the transition to turbulence of the wake from stable to unstable stage under different Reynolds numbers, and the vortex mode characteristics presented by the vortex structure as the Reynolds number increases are identified. Furthermore, by monitoring the velocity and lift and drag coefficients at different positions in dandelion flow field, the spectral characteristics of flow velocity and aerodynamic coefficients in the turbulent phase triggered by extreme aerodynamic environment are revealed. Compared with solid disk, it is found that the bandgap structure is more conducive to expanding the stable flight threshold of the dandelion-like aircraft, that is, the canopy configuration has weakening effect on airflow fluctuations. In addition, an evaluation method for unsteady boundary Reynolds number and load capacity of a dandelion-like aircraft is presented. The proposed method aims to plan a reasonable number of filaments (or porosity) for further designing dandelion-like aircraft with flight stability and high load capacity under aerodynamic conditions at different Reynolds numbers.
ISSN:1070-6631
1089-7666
DOI:10.1063/5.0169161