Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis of a Single-Engine Business Jet.

Abstract

This report documents the longitudinal and lateral-directional aerodynamic analysis of a single-engine business jet aircraft. A Euler level analysis was chosen for the evaluation because of the size of the problem (complete aircraft with inlet and nozzle flow simulated) and the relatively large number of runs desired. While Euler analyses ignore viscous effects, ft was determined that these effects would be small (except on drag estimates) for the cruise and low-speed flight conditions under consideration. Also, the primary emphasis was on providing incremental effects from a baseline condition, which is more accurate than absolute values. Variation of longitudinal and lateral-direction characteristics with Mach number, angle of attack and control deflections were determined. The maximum Mach number is up to the estimated wing drag divergence Mach number. Integrated force coefficient data and selected pressure coefficient data are presented. Comparisons with low-speed wind tunnel data are made where appropriate experimental data is available.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA332966

Entities

People

  • Amid Ansari
  • Don Kinsey
  • Kenneth Wurtzler

Organizations

  • Wright Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aircrafts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Experimental Data
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Geometry
  • Mach Number
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transient Response Analysis
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)