03.4 - Applied Aerodynamics
AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF CAMBER MORPHING AIRFOILS USING PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY AND COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS METHODS
M. Marciniuk¹, L. Kiszkowiak², P. Piskur, Polish Naval Academy of the Heroes of Westerplatte, Poland; L. Malicki¹, K. Strzelecka¹, K. Sibilski², S. Kachel²; ¹Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland ;²Military University of Techology, Poland
The paper presents aerodynamic analysis results of camber morphing airfoils using Particle Image Velocimetry and Computational Fluid Dynamics methods. Velocity distribution from the PIV experiment was used to validate the numerical model. Morphing airfoils could provide better aerodynamic performance due to a smooth transition between the leading and trailing edges.