Location
Utah State University
Start Date
5-11-2011 10:00 AM
Description
A numerical method based on the original lifting line theory of Prandtl is developed which includes the influence of horseshoe vortex sheets. The method is an attempt at developing a higher-order method than previous delta-function methods of the same type. The definition of a horseshoe vortex sheet singularity is introduced and the velocity induced at an arbitrary point in space by the singularity is developed. No closed-form solution for this induced velocity was found for points not collinear with the bound portion of the singularity. Additionally, the velocity induced along the bound portion of a horseshoe vortex sheet with sweep is indeterminate. The singularity was used to develop a numerical method capable of predicting the aerodynamic forces and moments on a system of lifting surfaces. The method gives results within the accuracy of other similar methods, but requires higher grid refinement and more computation than previous methods.
A Numerical Lifting-Line Method Using Horseshoe Vortex Sheets
Utah State University
A numerical method based on the original lifting line theory of Prandtl is developed which includes the influence of horseshoe vortex sheets. The method is an attempt at developing a higher-order method than previous delta-function methods of the same type. The definition of a horseshoe vortex sheet singularity is introduced and the velocity induced at an arbitrary point in space by the singularity is developed. No closed-form solution for this induced velocity was found for points not collinear with the bound portion of the singularity. Additionally, the velocity induced along the bound portion of a horseshoe vortex sheet with sweep is indeterminate. The singularity was used to develop a numerical method capable of predicting the aerodynamic forces and moments on a system of lifting surfaces. The method gives results within the accuracy of other similar methods, but requires higher grid refinement and more computation than previous methods.