International Journal of Aviation Science and Engineering
Vol 3, No 1: (June, 2021)

CFD Analysis on Aerodynamic Coefficients of Flying Saucer

N Ruseno (International University Liaison Indonesia, My Republic Plaza, 5th Floor, BSD City, Tangerang, Banten 15345)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2021

Abstract

With the growing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) usage, many new types of UAV are introduced. Flying Saucer is a new type of UAV which is not yet famous in the market. The aim of this study is to analysis the aerodynamic coefficients of a Flying Saucer. The research question arise is What the optimum angle of attack for Flying Saucer flight is. The study is conducted in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) using COMSOL Multiphysics with Laminar Flow physics for several angles of attack. The analysis considers Lift and Drag coefficient in the form of ???????? and ???????? to angle of attack (α) plot, ratio of ????????/???????? to angle of attack (α) plot and drag polar plot. We conclude that a symmetric Flying Sauce has aerodynamic characteristic with the optimum operational angle of attack in the range of 8 to 16 deg. The ???????? and ???????? has a quadratic relationship with large ????????0 due to the geometric of Flying Saucer. It recommends that further study should explore in the area of zero and maximum angle of attack (α) and validation in wind tunnel experiment.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jav

Publisher

Subject

Aerospace Engineering Automotive Engineering Electrical & Electronics Engineering Mechanical Engineering Transportation

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AVIA : International Journal of Aviation Science and Engineering is published by Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, FTMD Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia - in cooperation with Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Lampung and Java Scientific Academy, Indonesia. International Journal ...