Assessment of the concept of a propeller working in a slot in the middle of wing of a micro air vehicle

• Autorzy: Mieloszyk J. , Galiński C.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/meceng-2013-0017

Warianty tytułu

PL

Ocena koncepcji mikrosamolotu ze śmigłem w szczelinie płata

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Two configurations of micro-airplanes are compared in this paper. The first, very innovative one, has a propeller working in a slot in the middle of the wing. The second airplane has more classical configuration with a pusher propeller. Advantages and disadvantages of both configurations are evaluated, which makes it possible to assess what are the best possible mission types for each micro-airplane.

PL

W artykule porównano dwie konfiguracje mikrosamolotów. Pierwsza z nich, innowacyjna, ma śmigło w szczelinie płata. Druga, bardziej konwencjonalna zakłada wykorzystanie śmigła pchającego. Oceniono wady i zalety obydwu konfiguracji, dzięki czemu można wskazać najbardziej odpowiednie rodzaje misji dla każdego z mikrosamolotów.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

MAV (Micro Air Vehicles); optimization; CFD; wind tunnel tests; flight tests

PL

mikrosamolot; optymalizacja; CFD; analiza zjawisk przepływowych; testy w tunelu aerodynamicznym; testy lotu

• Wydawca: Komitet Budowy Maszyn PAN
• Czasopismo: Archive of Mechanical Engineering
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: Vol. LX, nr 2
• Strony: 269--282
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 13 poz., fot., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Mieloszyk J.

• Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics, Warsaw University of Technology; 24 Nowowiejska Street, 00-665 Warsaw

autor

Galiński C.

• Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics, Warsaw University of Technology; 24 Nowowiejska Street, 00-665 Warsaw

Bibliografia

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Uwagi

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This work was supported by: Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education through the grant O N509 025836, National Science Centre (NCN) through the grant UMO-2011/01/N/ST8/07347, Rector of Warsaw University of Technology through the grant 503R11320264004. Special thanks for Jarosław Hajduk, who was a test pilot and to Marcin Szender, who helped to manufacture moulds.