AEROELASTIC ANALYSIS OF A FLAPPING BLOW FLY WING

Year 2020, Volume: 01 Issue: 01, 5 - 8, 10.09.2020

Can Beker , Ali Emre Turgut , Kutluk Bilge Arıkan , Dilek Funda Kurtulus

Abstract

In this study, a 3D model of the bio-inspired blowfly wing Callphere Erytrocephala is created and aeroelastic analysis is performed to calculate its aerodynamical characteristics by use of numerical methods. To perform the flapping motion, a sinusoidal input function is created. The scope of this study is to perform aeroelastic analysis by synchronizing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and structural dynamic analysis models and to investigate the unsteady lift formation on the aeroelastic flapping wing for different angles of attack.

Keywords

CFD, AEROELASTICITY, FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION, FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS, FLAPPING WING, MAV

Project Number

116M273

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