Aerodynamics and Flow Characteristics of X-45 Delta Wing Planform

Bülent Yanıktepe; Coşkun Özalp; Çetin Canpolat

doi:10.17780/ksujes.86852

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Aerodynamics and Flow Characteristics of X-45 Delta Wing Planform

Abstract

The present experimental work investigates the near surface flow structure and aerodynamic characteristics of X-45 type non-slender delta wing planform using dye visualization, Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry (stereo-PIV) and aerodynamic load measurements. The instantaneous images are acquired on the plan-view plane within 5^o≤ a ≤ 20^o to calculate the time-averaged flow data. In order to compare flow structures with other non-slender wing planforms such as delta and lambda, previously presented dye visualization and stereo-PIV results are also provided. It can be concluded that vortical flow with a pair of well-defined LEVs over X-45 develop at very low angles of attack, and form close to the wing surface similar to delta and lambda planforms. The stall occurs at an angle of attack a = 32^o, whereas stalling is evident at relatively lower angles of attack for simple delta wing.

Keywords

Aerodynamics, delta wing, stereo-PIV, X-45

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

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Authors

Bülent Yanıktepe

Coşkun Özalp

Çetin Canpolat

Publication Date

May 10, 2016

Submission Date

February 3, 2016

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Year 2016 Volume: 19 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17780/ksujes.86852

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https://izlik.org/JA97KT77CG

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APA

Yanıktepe, B., Özalp, C., & Canpolat, Ç. (2016). Aerodynamics and Flow Characteristics of X-45 Delta Wing Planform. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, 19(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.17780/ksujes.86852

AMA

1.Yanıktepe B, Özalp C, Canpolat Ç. Aerodynamics and Flow Characteristics of X-45 Delta Wing Planform. KSU J. Eng. Sci. 2016;19(1):1-10. doi:10.17780/ksujes.86852

Chicago

Yanıktepe, Bülent, Coşkun Özalp, and Çetin Canpolat. 2016. “Aerodynamics and Flow Characteristics of X-45 Delta Wing Planform”. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 19 (1): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.17780/ksujes.86852.

EndNote

Yanıktepe B, Özalp C, Canpolat Ç (May 1, 2016) Aerodynamics and Flow Characteristics of X-45 Delta Wing Planform. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 19 1 1–10.

IEEE

[1]B. Yanıktepe, C. Özalp, and Ç. Canpolat, “Aerodynamics and Flow Characteristics of X-45 Delta Wing Planform”, KSU J. Eng. Sci., vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 1–10, May 2016, doi: 10.17780/ksujes.86852.

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Yanıktepe, Bülent - Özalp, Coşkun - Canpolat, Çetin. “Aerodynamics and Flow Characteristics of X-45 Delta Wing Planform”. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 19/1 (May 1, 2016): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.17780/ksujes.86852.

JAMA

1.Yanıktepe B, Özalp C, Canpolat Ç. Aerodynamics and Flow Characteristics of X-45 Delta Wing Planform. KSU J. Eng. Sci. 2016;19:1–10.

MLA

Yanıktepe, Bülent, et al. “Aerodynamics and Flow Characteristics of X-45 Delta Wing Planform”. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 19, no. 1, May 2016, pp. 1-10, doi:10.17780/ksujes.86852.

Vancouver

1.Bülent Yanıktepe, Coşkun Özalp, Çetin Canpolat. Aerodynamics and Flow Characteristics of X-45 Delta Wing Planform. KSU J. Eng. Sci. 2016 May 1;19(1):1-10. doi:10.17780/ksujes.86852