Project Alpha: Joined Wings

A basic comparative aerodynamic analysis of Joined Wings & Conventional Wings.

The main Objectives of this project are:

 

>> To find the induced drag contribution in commercial 300-seater passenger aircraft by conceptual approach which includes theoretical calculations of total drag on wings using excel spreadsheets.

 

>> To analyse the aircraft performance with the changes in wing configurations i.e. from conventional to joined wing configurations with creation of four configurations:

               Conventional Wing+Tail Configuration.

                 Joined Wing+Tail configuration at 70% Semi-span.

                 And two versions of Joined Wing+Tail configuration at 100% Semispan.

 

>> To develop the parametric model of the configurations with parameters such as wing dihedrals, sweep parameters, span, aspect ratio etc.

 

>> To implement Knowledge pattern and design table for ease of designing and some level of automation.

 

>> To visualise the flow characteristics using ANSYS and its CFD Post capabilities.