Comparison of High-Fidelity Computational Tools for Wing Design of a Distributed Electric Propulsion AircraftA variety of tools, from fundamental to high order, have been used to better understand applications of distributed electric propulsion to aid the wing and propulsion system design of the Leading Edge Asynchronous Propulsion Technology (LEAPTech) project and the X-57 Maxwell airplane. Three high-fidelity, Navier-Stokes computational fluid dynamics codes used during the project with results presented here are FUN3D, STAR-CCM+, and OVERFLOW. These codes employ various turbulence models to predict fully turbulent and transitional flow. Results from these codes are compared for two distributed electric propulsion configurations: the wing tested at NASA Armstrong on the Hybrid-Electric Integrated Systems Testbed truck, and the wing designed for the X-57 Maxwell airplane. Results from these computational tools for the high-lift wing tested on the Hybrid-Electric Integrated Systems Testbed truck and the X-57 high-lift wing presented compare reasonably well. The goal of the X-57 wing and distributed electric propulsion system design achieving or exceeding the required 𝐶 (sub L) = 3.95 for stall speed was confirmed with all of the computational codes.
Document ID
20170005882
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Deere, Karen A. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Viken, Sally A. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Carter, Melissa B. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Viken, Jeffrey K. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Derlaga, Joseph M. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Stoll, Alex M. (Joby Aviation, Inc. Santa Cruz, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
June 29, 2017
Publication Date
June 5, 2017
Subject Category
AerodynamicsFluid Mechanics And ThermodynamicsAircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
NF1676L-25697
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA Aviation Forum 2017
Location: Denver, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: June 5, 2017
End Date: June 9, 2017
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics