Numerical calculations of water drop using a firefighting aircraft

• Autorzy: Czyż Zbigniew , Karpiński Paweł , Skiba Krzysztof , Bartkowski Szymon

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.35784/acs-2023-24

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The study involved a numerical analysis of the water dropping process by fixed-wing aircraft. This method, also known as air attack, is used for aerial firefighting, primarily in green areas such as forests and meadows. The conducted calculations allowed for the analysis of the process over time. The calculations were performed based on a SolidWorks model of the M18B Dromader aircraft. After defining the computational domain and setting the boundary conditions, the simulations were carried out using the ANSYS Fluent software. The resulting water dropping area was used to analyze the intensity of water distribution. The volumetric distribution and airflow velocity distribution were analyzed for specified time steps. The boundary layer where air no longer mixes with water during the final phase of water dropping was also determined. The obtained results provide an important contribution to further analyses aimed at optimizing the water dropping process by fixed-wing aircraft.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

aerial firefighting; fixed-wing aircraft; CFD analysis; waterbombing

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Promocji Wiedzy ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Applied Computer Science
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 19, no 3
• Strony: 47--63
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 29 poz., fig., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Czyż Zbigniew

• Polish Air Force University, Aeronautics Faculty, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2281-1149

autor

Karpiński Paweł

• University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Faculty of Production Engineering, Department of Machine Operation and Production Process Management

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5786-1248

autor

Skiba Krzysztof

• Lublin University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Aviation Propulsion Systems, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5504-3946

autor

Bartkowski Szymon

• Polish Air Force University, Aeronautics Faculty, Poland

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