Wind Tunnel Experiments and CFD Analysis of Blended Wing Body (BWB) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at Mach 0.1 and Mach 0.3
Wisnoe, W., Nasir, R., Kuntjoro, W., Mamat, A. (2009). Wind Tunnel Experiments and CFD Analysis of Blended Wing Body (BWB) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at Mach 0.1 and Mach 0.3. EKB Journal Management System, 13(AEROSPACE SCIENCES & AVIATION TECHNOLOGY, ASAT- 13, May 26 – 28, 2009), 1-15. doi: 10.21608/asat.2009.23441
Wirachman Wisnoe; Rizal Effendy Mohd Nasir; Wahyu Kuntjoro; Aman Mohd Ihsan Mamat. "Wind Tunnel Experiments and CFD Analysis of Blended Wing Body (BWB) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at Mach 0.1 and Mach 0.3". EKB Journal Management System, 13, AEROSPACE SCIENCES & AVIATION TECHNOLOGY, ASAT- 13, May 26 – 28, 2009, 2009, 1-15. doi: 10.21608/asat.2009.23441
Wisnoe, W., Nasir, R., Kuntjoro, W., Mamat, A. (2009). 'Wind Tunnel Experiments and CFD Analysis of Blended Wing Body (BWB) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at Mach 0.1 and Mach 0.3', EKB Journal Management System, 13(AEROSPACE SCIENCES & AVIATION TECHNOLOGY, ASAT- 13, May 26 – 28, 2009), pp. 1-15. doi: 10.21608/asat.2009.23441
Wisnoe, W., Nasir, R., Kuntjoro, W., Mamat, A. Wind Tunnel Experiments and CFD Analysis of Blended Wing Body (BWB) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at Mach 0.1 and Mach 0.3. EKB Journal Management System, 2009; 13(AEROSPACE SCIENCES & AVIATION TECHNOLOGY, ASAT- 13, May 26 – 28, 2009): 1-15. doi: 10.21608/asat.2009.23441

Wind Tunnel Experiments and CFD Analysis of Blended Wing Body (BWB) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at Mach 0.1 and Mach 0.3

International Conference on Aerospace Sciences and Aviation Technology
Article 3, Volume 13, AEROSPACE SCIENCES & AVIATION TECHNOLOGY, ASAT- 13, May 26 – 28, 2009, May 2009, Page 1-15  XML PDF (1.32 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/asat.2009.23441
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Authors
Wirachman Wisnoe1; Rizal Effendy Mohd Nasir2; Wahyu Kuntjoro3; Aman Mohd Ihsan Mamat2
1Associate Professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, MALAYSIA.
2Lecturer, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, MALAYSIA.
3Professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, MALAYSIA.
Abstract
This paper discusses the aerodynamics behavior of a baseline design of a Blended Wing Body (BWB) aircraft developed at MARA University of Technology (UiTM). Two methods of analysis are presented, i.e. Steady-state, three- dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) of the BWB at Mach 0.3 and Wind Tunnel experiments on 1/6 scaled half model of the BWB at Mach 0.1. In both methods of analysis, Lift Coefficient (CL), Drag Coefficient (CD) and Pitching Moment Coefficient (CM) are measured and compared at respective Mach numbers with respect to variation of angle of attack. Pressure contours and Mach number contours are plotted and the turbulence area is predicted, both extracted from CFD analysis. Visualization using mini tuft during wind tunnel tests is also executed to complete the analysis where the stall progression patterns can be clearly observed. The presented BWB UAV design here has achieved an unprecedented capability in terms of sustainability of flight at high angle of attack, low parasite drag coefficient and decent maximum lift coefficient. Some recommendations for future improvement of the BWB are given.
Keywords
Aerodynamics; Blended-Wind Body (BWB); Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV); Computational Fluid Dynamics; Wind Tunnel; mini-tuft visualization
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