02.4 - Applied Aerodynamics
NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF THE PROPELLER/WING INTERACTIONS AT LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER
H.-B. Wang¹, X.-P. Zhu, UAV Laboratory, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China; Z. Zhou¹; ¹School of Aeronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Numerical simulations are conducted to investigate the propeller/wing interactions in this paper. The results indicate that propeller positions obviously affect the aerodynamic performance of the wing and the performance can be improved in a wingtip-mounted propeller configuration. In addition, the propeller performance can be improved when it is located near the wing.