Design of a wing section in ground effect: application to high speed ground transportation

Hiemcke, C.

doi:10.31274/rtd-180813-9737

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“…The CFD work on WIG effect (Figure 3) was used for the aerodynamic lift, and the hydrostatic lift was calculated using volume data provided via the CAD model. The hydrodynamic lift required more detailed calculations from [38], which investigates the lift on planing surfaces for various deadrise angles.…”

Section: Computational Fluid Dynamicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conceptualising a Hybrid Flying and Diving Craft

Joiner

Swidan

2023

JMSE

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This paper introduces the conceptual design of a submersible seaplane that merges the maturity of the wing-in-ground (WIG or ekranoplan) crafts and seaplanes with covert hybrid underwater insertion, travel, and recovery. WIG crafts have a higher lift-to-drag ratio and thus improved endurance, while hybrid crafts have recently become feasible due to advances in materials, electric propulsion, and multi-medium computational fluid dynamics. The reconnaissance design can insert, loiter, and extract from underwater, surfaces if necessary; it can fly in or out of ground effect, keep watch on the sea surface while recharging, and travel underwater. This design minimizes Doppler and infrared signatures to evade the surface wave, backscatter radar systems, and cube satellite arrays typical in contested maritime areas. Five critical enabling technologies are overviewed, showing how they enable a conceptual design. This project was conducted in collaboration with two industrial partners, namely Ron Allum and Thales Australia. The conceptual design has been socialised and confirmed at technical conferences from each core discipline and partly confirmed by a recent Chinese design and testing of a similar hybrid uncrewed aerial vehicle (HUAV). Recommendations are made for improving the conceptual design before proof-of-concept prototype testing. Given the seminal nature of HUAV design and research and some of the unique innovations proposed, the lessons learned from this iteration will likely be significant to other designers and researchers.

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Section: Computational Fluid Dynamicsmentioning

confidence: 99%