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Aerodynamic Effects of Ceiling and Ground Vicinity on Flapping Wings

Authors :
Xueguang Meng
Yinghui Han
Zengshuang Chen
Anas Ghaffar
Gang Chen
Source :
Applied Sciences, Vol 12, Iss 8, p 4012 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

The combined ceiling and ground effect on the aerodynamics of a hovering flapping wing is investigated using numerical simulations. In the simulations, the wing was located between the ceiling and the ground. Simulations were carried out for different wall clearances at two Reynolds numbers (Re = 10 and 100). Special efforts were paid to whether there exists aerodynamic coupling between the ceiling effect and the ground effect. At Re = 10, the combined ceiling and ground effect increases the aerodynamic forces monotonically through two effects, namely the narrow-channel effect and the downwash-reducing effect. Additionally, there exists a coupling effect of the ceiling and the ground for the combined case at Re = 10, where the force enhancement of the combined effect is much more significant than the sum of the ceiling-only effect and the ground-only effect. At Re = 100, the combined effect of ceiling and ground causes three non-monotonic force regimes (force enhancement, reduction and recovery) with increasing wall clearance. The narrow-channel effect at Re = 100 leads to a monotonic force trend, while the downwash-reducing effect results in a non-monotonic force trend. The two effects eventually lead to the three force regimes at Re = 100. Unlike the Re = 10 case, the coupling effect at Re = 100 is small.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20763417
Volume :
12
Issue :
8
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Applied Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7d5d12470fb649aba00b9af0308e3001
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/app12084012