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Retracted: Aerodynamic and Performance Evaluation of a Variable-Sweep Morphing Wing

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Abstract
This paper reports on a numerical and experimental investigation of a variable-sweep morphing wing for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) whereby the area and the aspect ratio of the wing can change while its overall configuration is kept nearly unchanged. The numerical results were obtained using computational fluid dynamics (CDF) and the experimental data from a low-speed wind tunnel test at the speeds of 50, 60, and 70 m/s. The extent of change in the sweep angle of the morphing wing relative to the base wing is 12 degrees (i.e. 36%). The results of this study show that lift coefficient, lift curve slope, drag coefficient and the aerodynamic efficiency of the model wing decrease as the sweep angle increases. According to experimental results, the maximum reduction in the drag coefficient of the morphing wing is 6.1% as the sweep angle increases from 33 to 45 deg. Also, the maximum changes in the aerodynamic efficiency of the model with sweep angle changing from 33 to 45 degrees occur at 6 degree angle of attack, which is equal to 11.6%. With changing the wing sweep, the maximum change of flight range and endurance were found to be 8.77 and 7.15%, respectively.
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Volume 23, Issue 6 - Serial Number 6
Transactions on Mechanical Engineering (B)
December 2016
Pages 2694-2703

  • Receive Date 28 June 2015
  • Revise Date 03 March 2018
  • Accept Date 27 July 2017