Kitchanon Ruangjirakit. Study of aerodynamic characteristics of a passive morphing airfoil. (). King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. Central Library. : , 2020.
Study of aerodynamic characteristics of a passive morphing airfoil
Abstract:
This research aims to highlight aerodynamic characteristics of a passive morphing
airfoil concept which utilizes pressure distribution acting on the upper and lower surfaces of
the airfoil to change its shape. In this study, NACA 0010 airfoil is used as the base airfoil. The
structure of the airfoil is hollow and leading edge and trailing edge of the airfoil are fixed. To
evaluate the effects of shape change, three morphing strategies are proposed: upper surface
morphing, lower surface morphing and both surfaces morphing. Lift coefficient, drag
coefficient and lift-to-drag ratio are evaluated using XFoil for each morphing strategy. The
results suggest that upper surface morphing provides better aerodynamic benefits than the
lower surface morphing and both surfaces morphing. The upper surface morphing provides
higher lift, lower drag and higher lift-to-drag ratio while the lower surface morphing provides
lower lift, higher drag and lower lift-to-drag ratio. The lift and drag of both surfaces morphing
are not significantly different with NACA 0010 at low angle of attack. The results from this
study can be used to design suitable stiffness for upper and lower surfaces in order to achieve
desired airfoil shape during operation.
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2025-05-29
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2025-05-29
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In Ubon Ratchathani University Faculty of Engineering. The 11th TSME International Conference on Mechanical Engineering 2020 (TSME-ICoME11) (pp.39-52). Ubon Ratchathani : Ubon Ratchathani University