Unsteady Aerodynamic Characteristics of the Pitched Supersonic Biplane

Abstract:

In this work, supersonic biplanes of the Busemann concept have been analysed, focusing on the unsteady aerodynamic characteristic due to flow disturbance using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) codes in viscous flow. Flow disturbance is modelled by sinusoidal pitch motion simulated by mesh morphing using radial basis functions (RBF) method. The results suggest that there are two flow patterns of the Busemann biplane: oblique wave sequences flow (Pattern A) and choke-flow (Pattern B) with higher wave drag. Unsteady aerodynamic disturbance represented by pitch motion may cause flow pattern transformation. We have also obtained that Pattern B is more stable than Pattern A and choke-flow cannot be eliminated even after returning to the initial flight attitude. Moreover, amplitudes and frequencies of sinusoidal pitch motion play important roles in flow pattern transformation and there exist critical amplitudes and frequencies.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 798)
• Pages: 523-530
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.798.523
• Online since: October 2015
• Authors: Cheng Xi Zhao*, Ru Hao Hua, Zheng Yin Ye, Yue Wen Jiang
• Keywords: Busemann Concept, Flow Pattern, Pitch Motion, Supersonic Biplane, Unsteady Aerodynamics

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