Identification and Quantification of the Role of Turbulence in Aircraft/Ship Aerodynamics

Abstract

Potential coupling of unsteady physics between ship bluff body structures and flight vehicles is present for close distances, resulting in unanticipated behavior in the vehicle and detrimental loading on the ship structures at low flight speeds and hover. This behavior can be mitigated by modifying flight speeds. Operational flight paths for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) near ship superstructures should be avoided. For larger vehicles, partial immersion in these flows may result in higher pilot workload.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2021
Accession Number
AD1149258

Entities

People

  • Anya R. Jones
  • Marilyn J. Smith

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamics
  • Aircrafts
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Control Systems
  • Doppler Effect
  • Dynamics
  • Engineering
  • Flight
  • Flight Speeds
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Reynolds Number
  • Simulations
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Vortex Shedding
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers