Aerodynamic load evaluation on a highly flexible wing by Lagrangian Particle Tracking

The technical advancements achieved during the last decade have permitted the implementation of low-fidelity numerical methods to analyze simplified aeroelastic problems. However, the available computational power is still incapable of dealing with more realistic events involving complex structural dynamics and flow regimes. For this reason,...

Static Aeroelastic Scaling: Design of a static aeroelastically scaled strut-braced wing wind tunnel test model

Classical aerodynamic wind tunnel tests are performed with stiff or rigid wind tunnel models. Over the years wing structures have become more flexible, and with the rise of non-conventional designs, such as strut-braced wings featuring high aspect ratios, even more flexible designs have risen. To capture the aerodynamic performance of these...

Experimental Fluid-Structure Interaction of a Flexible Plate Under Gust Excitation: A Wind-tunnel Investigation by Means of Robotic Volumetric PIV

The reduction of atmospheric pollutants emission is one of the biggest challenges of modern aeronautical industry. This is testified by the commitment of international institutions such as the European Commission, with its \textit{Flightpath 2050} document issued in 2011, and by research organization such as NASA, with its \textit{Fixed Wing}...