EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF WING-FUSELAGE INTEGRATION GEOMETRIES INCLUDING CFD ANALYSES

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dc.contributor.advisorBarlow, Jewelen_US
dc.contributor.authorSupamusdisukul, Jirapaten_US
dc.contributor.departmentAerospace Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-06-20T05:35:50Z
dc.date.available2008-06-20T05:35:50Z
dc.date.issued2008-04-24en_US
dc.description.abstractA wind tunnel experiment exploring the influence of interface geometry on wing-body aerodynamics is described and the results are presented. The investigation focuses on the interference effects that occur for several wing-body geometries that are considered candidates for a design of an airplane intended to operate at low subsonic speeds at high altitude. The geometries of the test models were developed by Aurora Flight Sciences as in the process of evolving a preliminary design for a potential future unmanned aerial vehicle. With the support of the Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel at the University of Maryland, an experimental program has been carried out in which force data were obtained to identify the most promising wing-fuselage geometries for future detailed development. The research also included computational fluid dynamics simulations to explore flow characteristics around these wing-fuselage systems in greater detail than was possible in the experiments. The experimental data and simulation results are discussed in this thesis.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/8141
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEngineering, Aerospaceen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEngineering, Generalen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEngineering, Aerospaceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledaerodynamicsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledwing fuselageen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledwind tunnel testingen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCFDen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledwing heightsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledUnmanned aerial vehicleen_US
dc.titleEXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF WING-FUSELAGE INTEGRATION GEOMETRIES INCLUDING CFD ANALYSESen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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