Frequency-domain unsteady lifting-line theory is better developed than its time-domain counterpart. To take advantage of this, this paper proposes a method to transform time-domain kinematics to the frequency domain, perform a convolution, and then return the results back to the time domain. This paper demonstrates how well-developed frequency-domain methods can be easily applied to time-domain problems, enabling prediction of forces and moments on finite wings undergoing arbitrary kinematics. Results are presented for rectangular wings of various aspect ratios, undergoing pitch and heave kinematics. Computational fluid dynamics is used to test the effectiveness of the method in the Euler and low-Reynolds-number ( R e = 10 , 000 ) regimes. Overall, the proposed method provides fast and reasonably accurate predictions of lift and moment coefficients, particularly in comparison to strip theory, which is commonly used for problems involving arbitrary kinematics.


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    Title :

    Applying Frequency-Domain Unsteady Lifting-Line Theory to Time-Domain Problems


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    AIAA Journal ; 60 , 4 ; 2287-2296


    Publication date :

    2021-12-08


    Size :

    10 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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