查看更多>>摘要:A modified small perturbation stability prediction model for axial compressors with cir-cumferential inlet distortions is established and applied to investigate the effect of fore/aft-loaded rotor on compressor stability under circumferentially distorted inlet conditions.The inlet total pres-sure distribution downstream of the distortion screen is measured in experiments and employed for simulations which are implemented via time-space spectral method.The stall inception prediction results via the stability model indicate that the compressor with aft-loaded rotor not only performs better in terms of stability under uniform inlet,but also maintains a larger stability margin under circumferentially distorted inlet.The experiments for compressors with fore-loaded and aft-loaded rotor are respectively carried out.The results validate the reliability of numerical simulations and the predicted conclusion that the aft-loaded rotor is beneficial for compressor stability.Besides,the ability of the developed theoretical model for compressor stability prediction under circumfer-ential distortions is confirmed.In addition,dynamic pressure signals at rotor tip measured in exper-iments illustrate that the circumferential distortion has little effect on the compressor stall pattern.
查看更多>>摘要:Acetone Planar Lase-Induced Fluorescence(PLIF)and OH-PLIF were employed to cap-ture the fuel distribution and OH distribution downstream for the supersonic combustor based on the alternating-wedge strut.The combustion establishment process and combustion mode in the combustor under different fuel injection methods and different equivalence ratios were analyzed.Combined with the kerosene-PLIF and OH-PLIF results in the cavity combustor,a comparative analysis was conducted to understand the combustion characteristics and combustion modes between the alternating-wedge strut-based combustor and the cavity-based combustor.The results show that the combustor is in weak combustion mode in the case of low equivalence ratio,and the combustor is in intensive combustion mode in the case of high equivalence ratio.The lower limit of the equivalence ratio of the combustor to maintain the intensive combustion mode varies based on different fuel injection methods.The OH distribution under reacting condition has a strong corre-lation with the fuel distribution under non-reacting condition.The OH fluorescence signal near the injector is weaker when the fuel distribution is more concentrated.The injector position located at the base of the strut rear has better mixing performance,enabling the combustor to be in intensive combustion mode at a lower equivalence ratio.The combustion reaction in the alternating-wedge strut-based combustor is not necessarily dominated by mass transfer due to the mixing enhance-ment and premixed zone downstream of strut,while the combustion reaction process in the cavity-based combustor is mainly influenced by mass transfer.
查看更多>>摘要:Understanding interactions between gas molecules and solid surface is key to the aero-dynamic design of high-speed,high-altitude aerospace vehicles,but there is a large dispersion of gas-surface interaction parameters or namely accommodation coefficients.The uncertainty results partly from different considerations of the interaction between gas molecules in various experimen-tal and numerical methods.In this study,effects of gas-gas molecules interaction are systematically discussed by comparing two different approaches of molecular dynamics simulation of high-speed argon molecules scattering on a graphite surface.The popularly-used"single scattering"approach repeats the scattering process of a single gas molecule without considering the gas-gas molecules interaction.The newly-developed"continual scattering"approach continually shoots gas molecules at the surface,considering collisions between gas molecules in addition to gas molecules'collisions with surface.Gas-surface interaction features in the two approaches are compared and discussed under various affecting factors including rarefaction degree,gas-surface interaction strength,sur-face temperature and incident velocity.It is shown that these two approaches usually produce dif-ferent accommodation coefficients,and the corresponding mechanisms are explained.This study could help clarify some doubts about the selection of accommodation coefficients in engineering practice,and also provide an instruction on design of an appropriate molecular dynamics simula-tion approach.
查看更多>>摘要:Certain insect species have been observed to exploit the resonance mechanism of their wings.In order to achieve resonance and optimize aerodynamic performance,the conventional approach is to set the flapping frequency of flexible wings based on the Traditional Structural Modal(TSM)analysis.However,there exists controversy among researchers regarding the relation-ship between frequency and aerodynamic performance.Recognizing that the structural response of wings can be influenced by the surrounding air vibrations,an analysis known as Acoustic Structure Interaction Modal(ASIM)is introduced to calculate the resonant frequency.In this study,Fluid Structure Interaction(FSI)simulations are employed to investigate the aerodynamic performance of flapping wings at modal frequencies derived from both TSM and ASIM analyses.The perfor-mance is evaluated for various mass ratios and frequency ratios,and the findings indicate that the deformation and changes in vortex structure exhibit similarities at mass ratios that yield the highest aerodynamic performance.Notably,the flapping frequency associated with the maximum time-averaged vertical force coefficient at each mass ratio closely aligns with the ASIM frequency,as does the frequency corresponding to maximum efficiency.Thus,the ASIM analysis can provide an effective means for predicting the optimal flapping frequency for flexible wings.Furthermore,it enables the prediction that flexible wings with varying mass ratios will exhibit similar deformation and vortex structure changes.This paper offers a fresh perspective on the ongoing debate concern-ing the resonance mechanism of Flexible Flapping Wings(FFWs)and proposes an effective methodology for predicting their aerodynamic performance.
查看更多>>摘要:Ducted fans have been extensively used in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs)for a vari-ety of missions because of high efficiency,high safety and low noise.Wind,as a kind of typical meteorological condition,brings significant aerodynamic interference to the ducted fan,which seri-ously threatens flight stability and safety.In this work,the numerical simulation with the Unsteady Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes(URANS)method and the sliding mesh technique is performed to evaluate the steady wind effect.The results show that the wind will lead to serious unsteady effects in the flow field,and the thrust fluctuates at the blade passing frequency of 200 Hz.As the wind speed increases,the rotor thrust increases,the duct thrust decreases,and the total thrust changes little.Flow instability may occur when the wind speed exceeds 8 m/s.As the angle of low-speed wind increases,the rotor thrust changes little,the duct thrust increases,and the total thrust increases.In addition,we figure out that cases with the same crosswind ratio are similar in results,and increasing the rotating speed or fan radius is beneficial to performance improvement in wind.The findings are essential to the ducted fan design and UAV flight control design for stable and safe operations in wind conditions.
查看更多>>摘要:Uncertainty impact of random geometric variations on the aerodynamic performance of low-pressure turbine blades is considerable,which is further amplified by the current ultra-high-lift design trend for weight reduction.Therefore,this uncertainty impact on ultra-highly loaded blades under extreme operational conditions near the margins with potential large-scale open separation is focused on in this study.It is demonstrated that this impact is significant,unfavourable,and non-linear,which is clearly severer under extreme conditions.In addition to the overall attenuation and notable scattering of specific performance,the operational margins with open separation are also notably scattered with great risk of significant reduction.This scattering and nonlinearity are dom-inated by the variations in leading-edge thickness.The thinning of leading edge triggers local tran-sition,enhancing downstream friction and reducing resistance to open separation,which is further exacerbated by operational deterioration.However,the opposite thickening yields less benefit,implying nonlinearity.This unfavourable impact highlights the need for robust aerodynamic design,where both a safer operational condition and a more robust blade are indispensable,i.e.,a compro-mise among performance,weight,and robustness.Besides the necessary limitation of loading levels,a mid-loaded design is recommended to reduce adverse pressure gradients in both the leading edge and rear region of the suction side,which helps to decrease the susceptibility of the transition and open separation to random perturbations.Similar improvements can also be achieved by appropri-ately thickening the leading edge.
查看更多>>摘要:Near-space airship is a frontier and hotspot in current military research and develop-ment,and the near-space composite propeller is the key technology for its development.In order to obtain higher aerodynamic efficiency at an altitude of 22 km,a certain near-space composite pro-peller is designed as a long and slender aerodynamic shape with a 10 m diameter,which brings many challenges to the composite structure design.The initial design is obtained by the composite struc-ture variable stiffness design method using based on fixed region division blending model.However,it weighs 23.142 kg,exceeding the required 20 kg.In order to meet the structural design require-ments of the propeller,a variable stiffness design method using the adaptive region division blend-ing model is proposed in this paper.Compared with the methods using the fixed region division blending model,this method optimizes region division,stacking thickness and stacking sequence in a single level,considering the coupling effect among them.Through a more refined region divi-sion,this method can provide a more optimal design for composite tapered structures.Additionally,to improve the efficiency of optimization subjected to manufacturing constraints,a hierarchical penalty function is proposed to quickly filter out the solutions that do not meet manufacturing con-straints.The above methods combined with a Genetic Algorithm(GA)using specific encoding are adopted to optimize the near-space composite propeller.The optimal design of the structure weighs 18.831 kg,with all manufacturing constraints and all structural response constraints being satisfied.Compared with the initial design,the optimal design has a more refined region division,and achieves a weight reduction of 18.6%.This demonstrates that a refined region division can signif-icantly improve the mechanical performance of the composite tapered structure.
查看更多>>摘要:Flapping Wing Micro Aerial Vehicles(FWMAVs)have caused great concern in various fields because of their high efficiency and maneuverability.Flapping wing motion is a very impor-tant factor that affects the performance of the aircraft,and previous works have always focused on the time-averaged performance optimization.However,the time-history performance is equally important in the design of motion mechanism and flight control system.In this paper,a time-history performance optimization framework based on deep learning and multi-island genetic algo-rithm is presented,which is designed in order to obtain the optimal two-dimensional flapping wing motion.Firstly,the training dataset for deep learning neural network is constructed based on a val-idated computational fluid dynamics method.The aerodynamic surrogate model for flapping wing is obtained after the convergence of training.The surrogate model is tested and proved to be able to accurately and quickly predict the time-history curves of lift,thrust and moment.Secondly,the optimization framework is used to optimize the flapping wing motion in two specific cases,in which the optimized propulsive efficiencies have been improved by over 40%compared with the baselines.Thirdly,a dimensionless parameter Cvariation is proposed to describe the variation of the time-history characteristics,and it is found that Cvariation of lift varies significantly even under close time-averaged performances.Considering the importance of time-history performance in practical applications,the optimization that integrates the propulsion efficiency as well as Cvariation is carried out.The final optimal flapping wing motion balances good time-averaged and time-history performance.
查看更多>>摘要:Experimental folding fin models with an adjustable free-play are tested in a wind tunnel.The fin structure is modeled using the free-interface component mode synthesis method,and its free-play is modeled as four independent nonlinear springs with asymmetric stiffness.A nonplanar unsteady vortex-lattice method considering compressibility is employed to address nonlinear defor-mation and high subsonic flow.Surface spline interpolation is improved through projection and partition.The aeroelastic characteristics of folding fins with different free-play magnitudes,initial conditions and elastic-axis positions are analyzed using an established time-marching method because of its relatively small computation scale and high precision.The results show good consis-tency among the presented method,the wind tunnel test and the harmonic balance method.There is a negative correlation between the critical speed of divergent motion and the ratio of the initial con-dition to the free-play magnitude.If either the free-play magnitude or the initial condition is extreme(tiny or vast),the system nonlinearity degenerates to linearity.Generally,the flutter preven-tion design of a linear model can be applied to a nonlinear model,such as moving the elastic-axis position aftward.The presented fin configuration exhibits an unstable limit cycle oscillation because the orders of coupled flutter modes do not change with variations in equivalent linear stiffness.
查看更多>>摘要:This paper investigates the problem of Joint Radar Node Selection and Power Allocation(JRNSPA)in the Multiple Radar System(MRS)in the blanket jamming environment.Each radar node independently tracks moving target and subsequently transmits the raw observation data to the fusion center,which formulates a centralized tracking network structure.In order to establish a practical blanket jamming environment,we suppose that each target carries the self-defense jam-mer which automatically implements blanket jamming to the radar nodes that exceed the preset interception probability.Subsequently,the Predicted Conditional Cramer-Rao Lower Bound(PC-CRLB)is derived and utilized as the tracking accuracy criterion.Aimed at ensuring both the tracking performance and the Low Probability of Intercept(LPI)performance,the resource-saving scheduling model is formulated to minimize the transmit power consumption while meeting the requirements of tracking accuracy.Finally,the Modified Zoutendijk Method Of Feasible Direc-tions(MZMFD)-based two-stage solution technique is adopted to solve the formulated non-convex optimization model.Simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed JRNSPA scheme.