Aerodynamic and Experimental Investigation on a Delta Wing Incorporated With Winglets at Different Angles

Abstract

Delta wing has numerous applications across aerospace vehicles. Highly inclined and variable swept back wings have a lot of added advantages in maneuverable fighter airplanes, supersonic cruise airliner; and modern unmanned aerial vehicles that have been equipped with and have deployed low swept back delta wings. Vortex flow across these delta wings is dominant for micro aerial vehicles and mini unmanned aerial vehicles flying at a low speed Reynolds number regime. Many experiments were carried out to study and analyze the aerodynamic flow parameters of delta wings wherein vortex sheet flow patterns were observed and studied at different angles of attack and flow parameters. In this paper we are plotting lift co-efficient and drag coefficient for a flat delta wing with and without winglets at different angles of attack under low Reynolds numbers. Furthermore, simulations are carried out to draw comparisons between the winglets on the basis of span-wise flow velocity vectors.