TY - JOUR
T1 - Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of Aircraft Wing with Winglet Performance at High Subsonic Speeds
AU - Kunjappan, J. Cheruthuruthy
AU - Prakash, A.
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PY - 2022/10
Y1 - 2022/10
N2 - Most commercial aircraft use winglets, which are structures that reduce drag generated by tip vortices and improve fuel efficiency. At high speeds, the tip vortices will be stronger, which increases induced drag. So, analysis of the aerodynamic performance of the winglet is essential. For that, a wing with a winglet using the NACA 2213 airfoil has been designed in the SolidWorks software, and its CFD study had performed at high subsonic speeds in the Ansys software. The simulation has performed at four different angles of attack and two different subsonic speeds (0.7 and 0.8 Mach). The obtained results, including the lift-to-drag ratio and coefficient of lift and drag, have been compared to NASA wind tunnel experiment data. A CFD analysis of a wing without a winglet was carried out to determine the benefits of winglets over them. In comparison to a wing without winglets, a wing with winglets produces less drag. Winglets also increase the lift-to-drag ratio of the wing at high subsonic speeds.
AB - Most commercial aircraft use winglets, which are structures that reduce drag generated by tip vortices and improve fuel efficiency. At high speeds, the tip vortices will be stronger, which increases induced drag. So, analysis of the aerodynamic performance of the winglet is essential. For that, a wing with a winglet using the NACA 2213 airfoil has been designed in the SolidWorks software, and its CFD study had performed at high subsonic speeds in the Ansys software. The simulation has performed at four different angles of attack and two different subsonic speeds (0.7 and 0.8 Mach). The obtained results, including the lift-to-drag ratio and coefficient of lift and drag, have been compared to NASA wind tunnel experiment data. A CFD analysis of a wing without a winglet was carried out to determine the benefits of winglets over them. In comparison to a wing without winglets, a wing with winglets produces less drag. Winglets also increase the lift-to-drag ratio of the wing at high subsonic speeds.
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U2 - 10.15866/irease.v15i5.22870
DO - 10.15866/irease.v15i5.22870
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85148572240
SN - 1973-7459
VL - 15
SP - 254
EP - 261
JO - International Review of Aerospace Engineering
JF - International Review of Aerospace Engineering
IS - 5
ER -