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- Title
Aerodynamic Analysis of an Orthogonal Octorotor UAV Considering Horizontal Wind Disturbance.
- Authors
Lei, Yao; Li, Yazhou; Wang, Jie
- Abstract
In this paper, the aerodynamic performance of an orthogonal octorotor UAV considering horizontal wind disturbances is investigated with numerical simulations and experiments. To obtian the effect of horizontal wind on the flight efficiency of the orthogonal octorotor UAV, the power consumption and thrust with different wind speeds (0–4 m/s) and rotational speeds (1500–2300 RPM) are measured in a low-speed wind tunnel. Also, the velocity distribution of downwash flow, blade tip vortex distribution, streamline distribution and rotor blade tip pressure distribution of the orthogonal octorotor UAV were simulated by the computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The test results show that the thrust is increased at lower wind speed compared with 0 m/s. Specifically, it increased by 8.1% at 2 m/s and 8.8% at 4 m/s, respectively. It is interesting to note that the increased power consumption caused by the interference of horizontal wind at a higher rotor speed leads to a decrease in power loading (PL). Additionally, the thrust increased with a higher PL at low speed, where the PL achieved the maximum for the wind of 2.5 m/s and obtained a better aerodynamic performance. Compared with traditional octorotor UAVs and eight equivalent isolated rotors, the orthogonal octorotor UAV has also been proven to obtain good wind resistance. Simulation results show that the increase in wind speed and rotor speed will make the flow field more complex and the airflow interference between rotors more intense, which leads to changes in rotor thrust and power consumption.
- Subjects
WIND erosion; COMPUTATIONAL fluid dynamics; WIND tunnels; AERODYNAMICS of buildings; WIND speed; WIND tunnel testing
- Publication
Aerospace (MDPI Publishing), 2023, Vol 10, Issue 6, p525
- ISSN
2226-4310
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/aerospace10060525