AbstractAerodynamic characteristics of three-dimensional wings in ground effect for Aero-levitation Electric Vehicle (AEV) are numerically investigated for various ground clearances and wing spans at the chord-length based Reynolds number of . Numerical results show that a sizeable three-dimensional flow separation occurs with formation of an arch vortex at the junction of main and vertical wings, and also that this is conjectured a primary cause for the high lift-to-drag () reduction rate of the main wing, when the wing span is decreased. Improvements on ratios of the wings with small spans are pursued by breaking the coherence of superimposed adverse pressure gradients at the wing junction.
Aerodynamic investigation of three-dimensional wings in ground effect for aero-levitation electric vehicle
Aerospace Science and Technology ; 9 , 6 ; 485-494
2005-01-24
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
AIAA-2001-2435 Aerodynamic Analysis and Design of an Aero-levitation Electric Vehicle
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