Journal
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app11083416
Keywords
check-valve; flapping wing; high lift device
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Funding
- Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology [MOST 107-2221-E-032-032, 109-2221-E-032-002-MY2, 109-2221-E-032-001-MY3]
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This study focuses on enhancing lift characteristics of flapping wing by integrating check-valves and evaluating aerodynamic performance through modal and static analysis, as well as wind tunnel experiments. The results show that incorporating check-valves on the wing membrane can significantly increase lift, demonstrating the potential for improved aerodynamic benefits.
A flapping wing micro air vehicle (FWMAV) demands high lift and thrust generation for a desired payload. In view of this, the present work focuses on a novel way of enhancing the lift characteristics through integrating check-valves in the flapping wing membrane. Modal analysis and static analysis are performed to determine the natural frequency and deformation of the check-valve. Based on the inference, the check-valve opens and closes during the upstroke flapping and downstroke flapping, respectively. Wind tunnel experiments were conducted by considering the two cases of wing design, i.e., with and without a check-valve for various driving voltages, wind speeds and different inclined angles. A 20 cm-wingspan polyethylene terephthalate (PET) membrane wing with two check-valves, composed of central disc-cap with radius of 7.43 mm, supported by three S-beams, actuated by Evans mechanism to have 90 degrees stroke angle, is considered for the 10 gf (gram force) FWMAV study. The aerodynamic performances, such as lift and net thrust for these two cases, are evaluated. The experimental result demonstrates that an average lift of 17 gf is generated for the case where check-valves are attached on the wing membrane to operate at 3.7 V input voltage, 30 degrees inclined angle and 1.5 m/s wind speed. It is inferred that sufficient aerodynamic benefit with 68% of higher lift is attained for the wing membrane incorporated with check-valve.
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