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Elastomer-based skins for morphing aircraft applications: Effect of biaxial strain rates and prestretch

Polymer Testing, 2022
There is an emerging trend in the morphing aircraft research where two or more morphing degrees of freedom are used on a wing which leads to the concept of polymorphing.
Dilshad Ahmad, Rafic M. Ajaj, Mohammadreza Amoozgar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and evaluation of a morphing concept for NACA-63418 airfoil for improved wind energy conversion [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
In areas with low winds, generating enough power from wind turbines is a challenging task. In such conditions, efficient conversion of wind kinetic energy is crucial.
Molale Tshepho B., Zang Bin, Ho Weihua
doaj   +1 more source

Study on Flow Mechanism of a Morphing Supercritical Airfoil

Shock and Vibration, 2021
In order to maintain the best performance in flight, a new concept, morphing aircraft, has been proposed, which can change the real-time aerodynamic characteristics under different flight conditions.
Yuanjing Wang, Binbin Lv, Pengxuan Lei, Wenkui Shi, Yu Yan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A High-Lift Optimization Methodology for the Design of Leading and Trailing Edges on Morphing Wings

Applied Sciences, 2021
Morphing offers an attractive alternative compared to conventional hinged, multi-element high lift devices. In the present work, morphed shapes of a NACA 64A010 airfoil are optimized for maximum lift characteristics.
Charalampos Themistokleous, Nikolaos-Grigorios Markatos, John Prospathopoulos, Vasilis Riziotis, Giorgos Sieros, George Papadakis   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Novel Approach of Airfoil Shape Representation Using Modified Finite Element Method for Morphing Trailing Edge

Mathematics, 2023
This study presents a novel approach to parameterize the geometry of a morphing trailing-edge flap that allows its aerodynamics to be optimized while capturing the expected structural behavior of the flap.
Martynas Lendraitis, Vaidas Lukoševičius   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of dielectric elastomeric actuators for morphing wings [PDF]

INCAS Bulletin, 2021
In the last decades, wing morphing structures have aroused great interest due to their capability to improve the aerodynamic efficiency of modern aircraft.
Stefan URSU
doaj   +1 more source

SMART MORPHING CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS FOR ADVANCED LIFTING SURFACES [PDF]

, 2009
The aim of this thesis has been the study and implementation of structural solutions for the local or global change of airplanes wing geometry (adaptive wing): they may lead to an increase in aerodynamic efficiency and reduced operating costs and ...
Barbarino, Silvestro
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Simplified 2D Skin Lattice Models for Multi-Axial Camber Morphing Wing Aircraft

Aerospace, 2019
Conventional fixed wing aircraft require a selection of certain thickness of skin material that guarantees structural strength for aerodynamic loadings in various flight modes.
Bashir Alsaidi, Woong Yeol Joe, Muhammad Akbar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design and Numerical Evaluation of Trailing Edge Deflection Distance-Based Morphing Wing

Eng
This project’s focus is to create a morphing wing with variable geometry that will improve aerodynamic performance. The NACA 0018 airfoil, known for its stable aerodynamic characteristics and symmetrical shape, is chosen as a base airfoil for ...
Periyasamy Sivanandi, Nathish Sanjay, Senthilkumar Chidambaram, Suresh Varatharaj   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Large‐Scale Applications of Plasma Technologies: Progresses and Challenges

High Voltage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Plasma technologies convert electrical power into energetic electrons, ions, reactive species, radiation and heat, thereby breaking through the bottleneck of purely thermal or chemical routes and bringing impressive changes to our world. This roadmap reviews the progress and challenges of plasma technologies from a large‐scale and application ...
Pankaj Attri, Liuyang Bai, Dmitry Batomunkuev, Xueke Che, Guoxing Chen, Zhitong Chen, Wei Cui, Liguang Dou, Zhi Fang, Yangyang Fu, Fausto Gallucci, Yiming Guo, Bangdou Huang, Yinghong Li, Sirui Li, Hua Liang, Liangliang Lin, Dingxin Liu, Xiangyang Liu, Xinpei Lu, Ruonan Ma, Lanlan Nie, Guanghui Niu, Yuge Ouyang, Tao Shao, Jing Sun, Yong Tang, Xin Tu, Sergey P. Vashchenko, Hang Wang, Xianjie Wang, Anke Weidenkaff, Yun Wu, Haohan Xie, Shaojun Xu, Zongxian Yang, Fangli Yuan, Cheng Zhang, Hao Zhang, Jishen Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Yejian Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Zhibo Zhang, Peng Zhao, Shicheng Zhao, Linlin Zhong, Renwu Zhou, Zhenhua Zhou, Xi Zhu, Yifei Zhu, Haohua Zong   +51 more
wiley   +1 more source