Print Email Facebook Twitter Experimental and numerical study on wingtip mounted propellers for low aspect ratio UAV design Title Experimental and numerical study on wingtip mounted propellers for low aspect ratio UAV design Author Dimchev, M. Contributor Eitelberg, G. (mentor) Veldhuis, L.L.M. (mentor) Faculty Aerospace Engineering Date 2012-03-30 Abstract The effects of the propulsion element in a propeller-driven aircraft are of paramount importance to the overall performance, stability and control characteristics of the system. Positioning the propeller at the wing's tip has been shown to improve the aerodynamic behavior of the aircraft. The complexity of the ow field associated with such a design, however, demands a clear understanding of the propeller-wing interaction. The goal of this masters thesis project is to study the aerodynamic effects present in a wingtip mounted propeller configuration for a low aspect ratio wing. In doing so, a wind tunnel experiment has been conducted for a simple, half-wing configuration. In addition, a numerical study has been performed with a tool, specially developed for treating wingtip mounted propellers. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:3a71cddb-b1b1-446c-9656-c4f686f688c7 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights (c) Delft University of Technology Files PDF MSc_Thesis_Dimchev.pdf 62.21 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:3a71cddb-b1b1-446c-9656-c4f686f688c7/datastream/OBJ/view