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Flow analysis of tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle under different working conditions

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This study aims to examine the rotor surface pressure distribution, the rotor’s effects on the wing and fuselage, and the surrounding flow field structure during the operation of a tilt-rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Using Fluent software, numerical simulations are performed to analyze the flow field around the rotor and the pressure variations across its surface, under three operational scenarios: vertical climb, rotor tilt, and high-speed level flight. The findings indicate that the rotor’s surface pressure is predominantly concentrated at the leading edge across all three conditions, although the pressure distribution varies along the blade surface. Additionally, the rotor’s influence on the wing and fuselage is more pronounced during the rotor tilt and high-speed level flight conditions.

Source: Journal of Physics Conference Series

DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2964/1/012030

Authors: Yulin Liu, Haitao Luo, Ziyang Liu

Institutions: Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Robotics

Language: English

Topic: Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics

Subfield: Computational Mechanics

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4408039504

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