CODE DEVELOPMENT & ANALYSIS OF LOW PAST FLAPPING CAMBERED AIRFOIL, USING DELAUNAY GRAPH MESH DEFORMATION METHOD

Abstract

The area of moving mesh has a wide area of applications from human physiological functions to military applications besides also the flying objects. Among the flying objects Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) are an emerging area of application. MAVs are used for stealth operation purposes and surveillance. MAVs are usually deployed with flapping wings. The CFD of dynamic behavior of fluid on the MAVs provides an insight as to how their propulsion capability can be improved. The purpose of this research is to implement Delaunay Graph method for mesh movement using MATLAB script for executing mesh motion and also study the effects of camber and pitching location in a pitching airfoil. The results are validated using a benchmark experimental study. The results of the analysis, however, show that still further in-depth analysis is needed to find out optimum operational and geometry configuration.