The Effect of Formal Specifications and Working Conditions on the Resistance and Vibration of the NACA 4415 Aircraft Wing Model
Received: 28 July 2024 | Revised: 2 September 2024 | Accepted: 19 September 2024 | Online: 2 December 2024
Corresponding author: Ali S. Jaafar
Abstract
Due to their role in airplane performance, wings receive much attention considering their strength enhancement and vibration reduction. Many parameters have been considered and various materials have been used to achieve these objectives. The current work studies numerically the effect of the number of ribs and the angle of attack, on strength, response, and natural frequency at various speed values, using the ANSYS 2021 R1 solver. The adopting material is the AA 7075 T6 aluminum alloy with 71.7 GPa modulus of elasticity, 503 MPa tensile yield strength, 2810 kg/m3 density, and 0.33 Poisson’s ratio. Results show that when the velocity is increased by 30%, a corresponding elevation of 11% can be seen in vibrational distortion. Regarding the angle of attack, it was noted that doubling its value leads to a 28% reduction in vibration-induced deformation. This phenomenon occurs as a result of the alteration in the pressure distribution on the wing caused by the change in the angle of attack.
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unmanned aerial vehicles, angle of attack, ribs, vibration, frequency responseDownloads
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