27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-2.3.1
NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATION OF LEADING-EDGE DEFLECTION ANGLES FOR AN SST CONFIGURATION AT LOW SPEED
Z. Lei, D. -Y. Kwak*
Tokyo Univ. of Science, Suwa, Japan; *JAXA*
Keywords: sst, high-lift device, aerodynamics, optimization, responds surface method
The objective of this study is to develop an efficient optimization method to design the deflection angles of the multi-segmented leading-edge flaps to improve aerodynamic performance of an SST configuration, and investigate effects of the flap segment on the aerodynamic performance at take-off and landing conditions.
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